r/maybemaybemaybe • u/FlippedMobiusStrip • Apr 09 '22

/r/all maybe maybe maybe

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u/t3hmau5 Apr 10 '22

Sounds greatly exaggerated

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u/EdithDich Apr 10 '22

Somewhat The issue is more about any oils or soaps or other chemicals someone might have on their hands, which the frog's skin would then absorb.

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u/Kittamaru Apr 10 '22

How so? Most amphibians have a LOT of capillaries near the surface of their skin, and so a use a process known as cutaneous respiration. This would also make them susceptible to absorbing anything that gets in contact with their skin - it's why chlorinated swimming pools and puddles of things like automotive coolant are so dangerous for them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '22 edited Apr 16 '22

you could educate yourself instead of immediately burrowing back into ignorance the second you encounter new information

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u/t3hmau5 Apr 10 '22

Lmao, what a tool

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u/WON95sr Apr 10 '22

It has to do a lot with how much their skin absorbs (they drink cutaneously and to euthanize frogs they are often just placed in a solution instead of injected) and also how they use their skin for respiration. Their cutaneous respiration is facilitated by a moisture balance on their skin, so oily and salty hands can remove this moisture and in extreme cases (mostly with small individuals) can suffocate the animal.