Sex changes in suburban ponds in suburban ponds, you’ll often spot more female frogs than males Most frog species are set in their biological sex, but some frogs actually can switch between male and female due to unique reproductive strategies That’s partly because some males change into females even when pollution isn’t a factor
Explained: the weird world of frog sex
But also, males tend to die off more in these spots
Healthy frogs can mysteriously reverse their sex frogs have been shown to reverse their sex in polluted suburban ponds
Now, the same has been shown to happen in more pristine forests. Sex change hayes and his colleagues raised 40 male african clawed frogs in water containing atrazine, from when they were larvae all the way up until sexual maturity. Frogs are amazing creatures that can do some fascinating things One persistent question people have is
