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Frogs Adapts Call Frequency to Maximize Babes

Posted by Hemos on from the helllOOOO-LADIES dept.

BKize writes "Like a teenager turning his guitar amp up to 11, Nature magazine has an article on the discovery that a male Bornean frog tunes its mating call to its home tree cavity to maximize the sound volume, and thereby increase the odds it will attract a female. A lab experiment revealed the frog dynamically adjusts the frequency of the call if the acoustic properties of the cavity change."

4 of 15 comments (clear)

  1. hey, me to! by f64 · · Score: 3, Funny

    i've been trying for years to find the exact tuning and accenturation with which to say "hey baby, come on over here".

    no breakthrough as of yet; if any of you accousticly & socially inclined /.ers can give me a hint, i'd appreciate it.


    f64 : crack remarks while on crack

  2. Re:Submitter review: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Decent analagy, bad grammar. Indeed... And may I add spelling? ;o)

  3. So it's like... by Hard_Code · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Can you hear me now?!"

    /me hides in shame

    --

    It's 10 PM. Do you know if you're un-American?
  4. You'll hate me even more by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually, I don't think the amphibious pipe organ would work as described. Part of the organ (the frogs) would be amphibious. But I don't think frogs croak underwater (doesn't that require air?), and the aucoustic properties of the pipes would change if you filled them up with water.

    Oh well, I guess it was all just a big pipe dream anyways.