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The frog's tongue is attatched near the front of the mouth rather than the rear. This means that it can be curled at the base of the mouth with the tip pointing backwards towards the frog's throat. The tongue can therefore be flipped out very quickly in order to catch insects and other prey. Mucus glands in the frog's mouth also produce a sticky substance which makes it easier for prey to stick to the tongue.

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this helps the frog capture food
A frog's tongue is long and sticky and is used to capture prey, such as insects and Spiders.
It helps them to catch there food
With some insectivorous frogs, it can stick completely out of the mouth, just like chameleons, but with most, it simply assists in capturing prey.
Frogs use their tongue to catch food (flies and other insects).
The function of the tongue of the frog is to catch it's prey.

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A frog's tongue is used to catch prey by quickly shooting out and sticking to insects or other small animals. It then retracts its tongue back into its mouth to consume the prey.

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Its function is catching insects .

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