Frozen Frogs: The Wood Frog's Unique Defense Against Winter Conditions
Arctic blast with its sub-freezing temperatures got you worried about all these critters in our lovely Blue Ridge mountains? You shouldn’t be! Many species have adaptations to help them survive winter conditions, but wood frogs have an especially incredible and effective method of surviving freezing temperatures—they freeze solid!
Wood Frogs Calling
Have you heard a strange turkey-sounding frog call?
Wood frogs, Lithobates sylvaticus, are adapted to the cold, appearing very early in the year and mating quickly, with all eggs laid in the course of a few days.