What Makes This Frogs Tongue So Fast AND Sticky , Deep Look

How are frogs and toads so amazing at catching bugs They smack em with a supersoft tongue covered in special spit, which flows into every nook and cranny of their target. Then, in less than a second, that spit transforms into a tacky glue, yanking the meal back into the toads maw. SUBSCRIBE to Deep Look Please join our community on Patreon DEEP LOOK is a ultraHD (4K) short video series created by KQED San Francisco and presented by PBS Digital Studios. See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small. Toads nab their prey 5 times faster than the blink of an eye. How do they do it They pop their lower jaw open, and launch their supersoft tongue at their meal, enveloping their prey. When their unique saliva hits prey at a high speed, it thins out dramatically, pouring into every nook and cranny the tongue touches. Th