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wf-dead-eggsP1000264.jpg - Group clusters don't always go well for the female. Females can be killed by the pressure of many males grabbing her. For this frog, the abdomen was ruptured and the eggs actually fertilized even though she died. The eggs went on to hatch.

Group clusters don't always go well for the female. Females can be killed by the pressure of many males grabbing her. For this frog, the abdomen was ruptured and the eggs actually fertilized even though she died. The eggs went on to hatch. Download
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