“Girl, Same”: Female Frogs Will Do Anything – Even Fake Death – To Avoid Males, Study Shows

The author of the study, evolutionary and behavioral ecologist Carolin Dittrich, shared insights on this phenomenon. Previously, it was presumed that females are passive and have no choice, but as it turns out, lady frogs have a strong voice. “Females in these dense breeding aggregations are not passive as previously thought,” Dittrich wrote. The study recorded a 25-female escape success using fake death strategy, proving its efficiency.

So if you’re going out this weekend, remember this clever trick – when some creep refuses to leave you alone, just drop on the floor, stretch out your limbs and stare at him without blinking. If it works for frogs, it can work for humans, I guess.