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Oberon46

Oct 26, 2014 11:07 AM CST

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Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)

Cant find the thread that was talking about frogs so I will just post this here. It is about frogs in Alaska that freeze solid and thaw out in the spring.

http://www.latimes.com/science...

From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo

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ctcarol

Oct 26, 2014 3:12 PM CST

Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.

How interesting!

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psa

Oct 27, 2014 5:22 AM CST

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Name: Paul Anguiano
Richland, WA (Zone 7a)
GW & DG: tropicalaria

Very impressive. I've heard about freezing frogs, but this really takes the cake.

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Oberon46

Oct 27, 2014 1:05 PM CST

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Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)

I was pretty impressed also. Apparently there are some turtles, though not here, that can do the same for short periods of above zero temps.

From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo

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mjsponies

Nov 30, 2014 9:24 AM CST

Name: mj
Central Florida

I remember seeing the freezing frogs on Nat Geo a while back. They showed a time lapse video of it.

Here's a link I found with some info about them.

http://voices.nationalgeograph...

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Oberon46

Nov 30, 2014 11:23 AM CST

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Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)

Yes. I saw it. It was awesome. Thanks for the post. A lot of people don't believe me.