What happens to frogs in winter? Detailed answer

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What happens to frogs in winter?

There are about 30 different types of frogs in the world. The most common are the tree frog, bullfrog and leopard frog. Frogs vary greatly in size, shape, and color. Some small frogs that live in trees reach no more than 2,5 cm in length. Leopard frogs from 5 to 10 cm.

The bullfrog is often found to be 20 cm long and has 25 cm legs. The adult bullfrog is usually dark green or brown and is difficult to distinguish on the muddy shore or among the seaweed.

What do frogs do in winter? In northern countries, with the onset of cold weather, frogs dive into ponds, burrow into the silt and remain there all winter. Ponds do not freeze through even in the coldest winters, so frogs do not freeze through either.

Frogs are amphibians, they belong to a species of cold-blooded creatures that live both in water and on land. When amphibians take on the temperature of the environment and get colder, they need very little oxygen because they need little food. Therefore, frogs can stay under water with little to no air inhalation. There is a certain amount of oxygen in the water, and it is enough for frogs in winter. This oxygen enters through the skin.

Sometimes the frogs spend their winters in burrows in the soft soil of the banks or hiding under rocks. Did you know that some frogs live in trees? These tree frogs are usually very small and have suction cups or small sticky discs on their feet to help them crawl through trees.

Author: Likum A.

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