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Parachute principle

Lessons from Wallace's Flying Frog

Open the fall.

Web-Foot Canopy Gliding

Wallace's Flying Frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

The fall becomes a path when the body learns to open.

Biological basis

Wallace’s Flying Frogs have large webbed feet and skin flaps that help them glide or parachute between trees in rainforest canopies.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

GlidingTransitionUsing what you haveCanopy movementCreative escape

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