Wood frogs — Lithobates sylvaticus, also known as Rana sylvatica — live farther north than any other amphibian, even beyond ...
Somewhere between life and death is the Alaskan Tree Frog. Discover how this amphibian freezes and lives to tell the tale.
Frogs that freeze themselves solid in the winter and thaw in the spring inspired methods to extend the storage time for ...
When the cold weather comes, I bundle up in a sweater and explore the snow. But my frog friends are never around then. In fact, I’ve never seen a frog in a sweater. I asked my friend Erica Crespi why ...
With an eye patch like a bandit and bodies no bigger than 3 inches, wood frogs are among the fascinating critters that spend the winter sheltered in backyard and woodland leaf litter. If you find one ...
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It defies logic, but frogs can freeze solid during winter, then thaw out and live again, and scientists now know how
Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology.
First, as the temperature drops below 32 degrees, ice crystals start to form just beneath the frog's skin. The normally pliant and slimy amphibian becomes for lack of a better word slushy. Then, if ...
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