Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-3125844-20150314161443/@comment-26235944-20150407051826

Grimm Analyst wrote: Lurkenfrau wrote: I wonder how the Frog wesen procreate, since they have that 'lethal touch' thing going on whenever someone is feeling attracted to the female. 'Folterseele' is what they were calling them. And I am having trouble imagining how one of these Folterseele females could actually get raped, when the poison touch seemed to be activated so quickly. Ok, after thinking about this some more I think I have the definitive answer to your question. Bella's defensive response was very similar to that of an actual poison dart frog in that it seemed the toxin was secreted from glands in the vacinity of her neck. Zack touched her on the neck and that's when he came in contact with the toxin. The creep who tried to rape her in the bike shop was kissing her and also touching her on the neck, I believe. So:

1) A rapist who wasn't very "affectionate" might be able to perpetrate the act before eventually getting what he had coming to him;

2) A mating pair of Folterseele who were aware of the perils could probably find a way to copulate without coming in contact with each other's toxin.

I feel very creepy writing about it but, every good question deserves an answer so there you have it. In either case impregnation could occur although, of course, this would not address Bella's fundamental problem of wanting to have a normal, intimate, loving relationship with someone. No need to "feel creepy" about it, Grimm Analyst. Thanks for your thoughtful reply. And perhaps a mating pair of Folterseele might also be immune to each other's poison...if the female was as attracted to the male as he was to her? Who knows. After watching it again, they mentioned more than once, that it was a 'defense mechanism'...when the female produced the poison. So if the female wasn't in defense mode, and was in mating mode too, then perhaps she wouldn't even be poisonous.