News Life Female frogs play the field Multiple partners and nests increase odds that offspring will survive By Rachel Ehrenberg September 9, 2008 at 6:00 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print The danger of putting all your eggs in one basket is very real for a small Australian frog. A new study has found that female Pseudophryne bibronii frogs lay eggs fathered by up to eight different males in up to eight different nests.