Why do some frogs have suction pads or discs for climbing?
First, the pads don’t work by suction, that is, by creating a vacuum between them and whatever the frog is climbing on. Instead the toe pads work by friction. And for those frogs with toe pads and which climb, there are benefits to be gained by being able to get up off the ground. Climbing frogs may be able to find kinds of food that ground frogs can’t, and climbing frogs can flee to places where ground frogs can’t.
First, the pads don’t work by suction, that … many people ever die by coming into contact with frogs. However, we do know that many frogs have powerful toxins in their skins, and these toxins can range from mildly irritating to eyes and skin to deadly … www.frogsaustralia.net.au HBOI | Marine Operations | Division History Navy in the search for the space shuttle wreckage. JSL’s were designed to operate in the powerful Gulf Stream current and were able to locate and identify parts of the wreckage, including pieces … sonar, still and video cameras, as well as a seven function hydraulic manipulator equipped with a suction sampler, a clam bucket scoop, and jaws capable of handling bottom cores and other sampling devices. … hboi.edu BACKDRAFTING – Mother Earth News Nov./Dec. 1988 (Excerpted) Modern houses have many exhaust fans, some of which are very powerful. Jim Whit says that two of the most potent of house air inhalers are indoor barbecues … furnace, water heater, fireplace,
