“To jump on the water surface, you have to have your legs retracted and ready to push down again by the time you’re ...

Cricket frogs were once thought to hop on the water’s surface. They actually leap in and out of the water in a form of locomotion called porpoising.

If you are light enough, the water’s surface is just another place to stretch your legs. The animal kingdom abounds with ...

"Our lab has studied a range of animals, and many exhibit fascinating ... The movement was less like a frog leaping and dancing across the water freely, and more like a plop and a jump.

Cricket frogs, native to Virginia and North Carolina, demonstrate an incredible ability to skitter across water surfaces, ...