Science Times: What’s eating you?
Frog vs. murder hornet, and some appetizing archives.
Science Times
December 5, 2025

This week a Japanese researcher published a study about a frog that swallows whole a “murder hornet” whose stings can kill other animals. The same scientist has previously documented what occurs when frogs swallow indigestible beetles. That prompted a look back at other articles in The Times’ archive involving how a lot of things in nature sustain themselves, which you can digest below. Have an appetizing weekend.

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Shinji Sugiura

Murder hornet munch

You’ve got to see this video.

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Marcos Chin

Role reversal

The food chain isn’t supposed to move in this direction, right?

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John Gould

Man eater

She didn’t like his song, so she started eating him.

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'Family-style' dining

Eating together may ultimately be how life as we know it formed.

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Counting calories

This will either make you queasy or have you reaching for some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

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