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Shoot-out superhero claws

Frog toes erupt with secret spurs

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Those superhero claws that snick out of some tough guy’s hands when the fighting starts — they’re real all right. Just a little small. And on frogs.

READY TO RAKE Some frogs have claws. Pictured is the toe of a Central African frog with the bone claw (bone is red) let loose from the little curved bit at the outer toe tip.