What a wonderful time of year to be on the #NorwottuckRailTrail. The #muskrat is busy eating, the #geese honking and the #woodfrogs and #peepers are calling. (Muskrat pics in next post.) #AmherstMA
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A pair of wood frogs in amplexus float in a shallow vernal pool. The image is taken at water level, showing their heads and bright eyes above the surface with a mirror-like reflection beneath them.
Spring begins in the vernal pools.
Wood frogs emerge from the forest floor for a breeding frenzy that lasts only a few nights each year. Blink and you miss it.
Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Pennsylvania.
#WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #WoodFrogs #Amphibians #PennsylvaniaNature
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What do #WoodFrogs do to survive the winter?
They usually just seek shelter under leaflitter or just under the soil’s surface. Wood Frogs are famous for their ability to cool well below freezing temperatures without freezing, by producing high concentrations of sugars in their blood.
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Chris Jenkins recently hit the trails in the southern Appalachians searching for signs of spring, from Spotted Salamanders to #WoodFrogs. In this clip, he shares a bit about Wood Frogs, how incredibly cold-adapted they are, and just how far their range extends.
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"Wood frogs do not think about transplant waiting lists. They freeze because winter demands it. But research about their survival strategy arrives at a critical moment. In some cases, the future of medicine lies frozen under our feet, waiting for spring."
❄️🐸🩺 #WoodFrogs #Freeze #Nature #Health
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An adult wood frog sitting in leaf litter.
A hatchling American toad being held in an adult woman's hand.
It must have been a secret herp day, our homefront is overrun by skinks, but our entire day was overrun by #amphibians! #Bullfrogs, #greenfrogs, #graytreefrogs, #woodfrogs, and #americantoads. Couldn't get photos of them all, but two on the homefront were good sports. 🐸 #getoutside #becurious
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A little Election Day ASMR!
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Happy #WorldFrogDay! Hearing little frogs singing in Oklahoma vernal pools and ponds means spring's here.🐸🎶 Two species are h
#woodfrogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) and #springpeepers (Pseudacris crucifer).🐸👀 Peepers have that cool "X" on their backs, and wood frogs are bigger with mask-like eyes.
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I heard the first wood frogs here today in NorthCentral Pennsylvania. Another sure sign that spring is on the way!
#nature #phenology #signsofspring #woodfrogs
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Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
Wood Frog in situ Vernal Pool. Photo by MJ Walker (me). All Rights Reserved 2013
#WoodFrogs unique freezing adaptations allow them to overwinter in surface leaf litter & dirt rather than having to seek out deeper water or underground burrows for protection. This makes them vulnerable as they rely on #VernalPools #VernalPonds much earlier & more than other species.
#WorldFrogDay
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The only amphibian that lives north of the #ArcticCircle: #WoodFrogs survive #subzero winters by using a type of #cryopreservation!
#Alaska #WorldFrogDay #Naturalist 🌿 #Outdoors #hiking #DruidSky /|\ #HeathenSKy #Amphibians #Spring #ProtectOurWildlife #NativeSpecies #Gardening #BackyardWildlife
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One of two #soundsofspring treasures found, today. Quack it up you lovely wood frogs, you! 🐸🤎
#singingfrogs #frogs #woodfrogs #springbogs #signsofspring
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Wood frogs in amplexus. Male fertilizes as female lays the egg mass.
A lucky photo moment. Wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) in amplexus (mating). Female laying eggs as smaller male fertilizes them. Slightly older egg mass to the right. Vernal pool obligates
🐍 #woodfrogs #amplexus #mating #egglaying #herps #vernalpools #photography #naturephotography #nature
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