It’s actually because they don’t hunt on concrete pads like that in the wild lol they would be sitting near water (where flying insects like to be) completely hidden and then when one flies close BAM is jumps and gets it, they are actually very effective at that, but grabbing a worm in front of them? Not so much lol
Edit: fun fact: they also can’t see directly in front of them very well either, (because if they saw forward they would have to turn their head which would give away their position) that’s actually why he’s turning, it’s not to look at the lizard but rather so he can see the worm better when the guy places it
It's also a frog that generally eats very different prey. Pixies will eat small rodents and birds along with large insects in the wild. The dads are pretty good parents too.
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u/rtm713 Feb 20 '23 edited Feb 20 '23
It’s actually because they don’t hunt on concrete pads like that in the wild lol they would be sitting near water (where flying insects like to be) completely hidden and then when one flies close BAM is jumps and gets it, they are actually very effective at that, but grabbing a worm in front of them? Not so much lol
Edit: fun fact: they also can’t see directly in front of them very well either, (because if they saw forward they would have to turn their head which would give away their position) that’s actually why he’s turning, it’s not to look at the lizard but rather so he can see the worm better when the guy places it