herpetology – Courtney The Frogologist

Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?

Winter is coming, what happens to the animals that have no fur and can’t produce their own body heat? Frogs and other amphibians fit in this category. Frogs are ectothermic, which means that they can’t produce their own body heat. Some people refer to them as cold-blooded, but this is inaccurate. Since frogs can’t produceContinue reading “Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?”

Chow Down like an Amphibian

The way larval water-dwelling amphibians eat is quite different from that of their land-dwelling well aged counterparts. Larval Salamander Feeding Larval aquatic amphibians suck in their prey much like a vacuum, this is called negative pressure (1). Think about when you were a kid (or possibly even now) and you lined up M&Ms on theContinue reading “Chow Down like an Amphibian”