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Kobe University

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Caption

Kobe University ecologist SUGIURA Shinji discovered that the black-spotted pond frog seems to be unharmed and undaunted by venomous stings from hornets such as the Asian giant hornet, the largest in the world.

Credit

Shinji Sugiura, Ecosphere 2025 (DOI 10.1002/ecs2.70457)

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