Kiisa Nishikawa and Cane Toad from Suriname (IMAGE)

Northern Arizona University

Kiisa Nishikawa and Cane Toad from Suriname

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A cane toad from Suriname is helping Northern Arizona University researcher Kiisa Nishikawa understand the speed, power and energy behind the toad's ability to capture prey with its tongue. Her studies offer insight into how muscles function more as springs than motors.

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