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[Michaelangelica]

Frogs are amazing

Here is just one of many examples.
(Can we add others?)
http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1705318.htm

Frog Glue

Reporter: Maryke Steffens
Producer: Gabrielle Betteridge
Researcher: Maryke Steffens & Gabrielle Betteridge

Transcript

3 August 2006

Deep in the outback, far underground, lives a small frog that could soon be hopping its way into surgical theatres around the country.
The Holy Cross frog secretes a sticky substance from its back that orthopaedic surgeons are excited about – could it be used as a medical adhesive for muscular skeletal injuries?
The frog normally uses this glue to ensnare biting insects for food, but researchers have discovered that it’s stronger than any non-toxic medical adhesive on the market.