The Water Holding Frog is a most unusual frog. It lives in a dry area of Australia and makes the most of its limited exposure to rain. During rainy season, it can gain 50% additional weight in water, then it can survive for two years or more without coming back up to the surface for additional food or water!
Here is a very cool National Geographic video of a Strawberry Poison Dart Frog taking care of her tadpoles. The strawberry poison dart frog actually carries the tadpole on her back, looking for the perfect body of fresh water to keep the tadpole. It can come back and check on her other tadpoles, listening for vibrations that uniquely identify her tadpoles.
It’s been a bitterly cold winter. How do frogs survive the freezing cold temperatures? Daily Press explains how the wood frog (Lithobates Sylvaticus) can survive freezing temperatures using its naturally occurring ability to protect its organs from ice damage before thawing back out in the spring.
During hibernation, wood frogs burrow deep into leaf litter on the forest floor. When the temperature drops, the outside of the frog’s body becomes coated with an icy shell. This triggers increased blood glucose levels, essentially an “anti-freeze” solution that circulates to vital organs, protecting them against ice damage. The freezing process is completed after several hours and wood frogs can withstand temperatures as low as 21 degrees Fahrenheit.
The wood frog is found throughout the northern United States and is the only frog equipped to live in the Arctic Circle. Read more…