Wood Frogs: Know about their habitat, diet and their know how they freeze to survive
The wood frog survives extreme winter temperatures by freezing solid, with its heart stopping for nearly eight months. It ...
a-z-animals13 天
The Frog That Freezes Itself for Winter
The next time you declare that you are “freezing to death,” spare a thought for the wood frog who gets so cold in winter that ...
AOL13 天
The Frog That Freezes Itself for Winter
Wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) are generally around 3 inches long with brown or grey bumpy skin.Their distinguishing features are a black ‘robber’s mask’ on their face and a green-yellow ...
CBC.ca2 年
These Zombie Wood Frogs Literally Freeze To Survive the Northern Winter
These wood frogs are one of the only creatures that can be described as “the living dead”. Yet every spring they come back to life again. Unable to travel large distances to escape Canada's ...
Panda1 年
Wood Frogs Freeze Their Bodies to Survive Alaskan Winters, Study Shows
According to a study led by Don Larson of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) freeze up to 60 percent of their bodies during the long and extremely cold Alaskan ...
The Scientist1 年
Icing Organs
A small brown frog squats motionless in a den of green moss. It inhales no breath, has no heartbeat, yet it is not dead. Rock hard and icy to the touch, this speckled North American wood frog is ...
EurekAlert!3 年
Survival Rate of Wood Frogs Exposed to Salt as Larvae Drops after Metamorphosis (IMAGE)
CWRU researchers suggest early salt exposure may weaken juvenile frogs' immunities or cause other unseen physiological effects. They are investigating further.