Their body temperature drops, and they enter a state of brumation. This is similar to hibernation but occurs in cold-blooded animals. They emerge when temperatures rise in spring. A wood frog. Image ...

Bears are perhaps the most famous hibernators, with their winter slumber often depicted in popular culture. During hibernation, bears enter a state called torpor, where their metabolic rate ...

Imagine being trapped in a block of ice, your heart stopped cold, your body as stiff as glass, and yet knowing you will wake ...

If you’re from Texas you may have heard the story of Ol’ Rip, a lizard that was sealed in a time capsule for 30 years, but ...

FROGS: FROZEN SURVIVORS Frogs have one of the most incredible hibernation abilities in the animal kingdom. Many species, like wood frogs, survive the winter by literally freezing solid. Their bodies ...

"Tardigrades form tuns by contracting their musculature and simultaneously expel water, which results in a decrease in overall volume," Derrick Kolling, chair of the department of chemistry at ...

This is the time of year when our local amphibians will be migrating back to their natal pools to mate and lay eggs.

Frogs and salamanders will soon be coming out of hibernation as the warmer weather arrives. A Maine organization known as “Maine Big Night: Amphibian Migration Monitoring” has made it their ...

According to MassWildlife, amphibians are signaled by the spring rain that it is time to emerge from their winter retreat and ...

Some migrate just a few yards from where they spent the winter cozily hibernating under leaves and logs on the forest floor. Some roam further afield. Wood frogs often travel up to 1,500 feet to ...

A Fast-Moving Belly Flop: Researchers Unveil the Unique Skills of Cricket Frogs Jan. 10, 2025 — The way cricket frogs move across the surface of water has long been thought to resemble walking ...