Frogcicle
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
October 26, 2022 10:48am CST
I have found a frog(I love frogs) that can be frozen solid all winter and then return to normal in the Spring. It is the wood frog. Sugar seems to act as an anti-freeze in their bodies. When there is the first sign of ice in late fall or early winter they freeze solid. As temperatures begin to rise in the spring they thaw. Their heart and brain thaw first and then their bodies. It takes 10 hours for them to become fully functional again.
The picture is courtesy of reddit.com
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
26 Oct 22
There´s no picture. But your post is certainly interesting
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
26 Oct 22
@celticeagle I checked it online. But your frog is funny.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Oct 22
@marguicha .......I thought he was so cute. Even frozen.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
3 Dec 22
Do frogs hibernate? That's amazing. What about snakes?
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
6 Dec 22
@celticeagle Well, I don't need to ask you anymore. Thanks.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Dec 22
@Nakitakona ........Good and glad to hear it.
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@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
26 Oct 22
I wonder about sugar acting as antifreeze... how that works.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Oct 22
Me too. It has kept me going in winter I know that.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
26 Oct 22
Nature is certainly strange and interesting.
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