Active escape of prey from predator vent via the digestive tract: Current Biology

Active escape of prey from predator vent via the digestive tract: Current Biology

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Although adult beetles were easily eaten by frogs, 90% of swallowed beetles were excreted within 6 h (0.1–6.0 h) after being eaten and, surprisingly, were still alive.”

The aquatic beetle Regimbartia attenuata can swim right through a frog, found biologist Shinji Sugiura. ( Current Biology paper) (Watch a video of it happening in The New York Times, if that’s what you’re into.)