The claim: Image shows frozen wood frog. Some social media users are sharing an image they claim shows a frozen wood frog. The subject of the image is a green creaturecovered in frost crystals.

Wood frogs go from egg to adult in only three months in the spring. Green frog larvae can remain as tadpoles through the whole summer, swimming in higher water temperatures as a result.

Wood frogs are dangerously (for them) ... Green herons will stand in the water or at its edge, using a leaf as bait. The bird drops the leaf into the water and waits for a fish to investigate.

The wood frog survives extreme winter temperatures by freezing solid, with its heart stopping for nearly eight months. It ...

Wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) are generally around 3 inches long with brown or grey bumpy skin.Their distinguishing ...

Wood frogs are a relatively small species of frog (especially when compared to green frogs or bullfrogs) with adults ranging from just 1.5 to 3.25 inches in length.

A wood frog pauses in the forest just off the Yukon River near the mouth of the Nation River. (Photo by Ned Rozell) Things didn’t look good for the five frozen wood frogs.

The frogs themselves can be up to 3 inches long, sporting earth-toned shades of brown, tan, green and rust, with a distinctive dark mask-like mark extending around the eyes down to the shoulders.

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected].

The next time you declare that you are “freezing to death,” spare a thought for the wood frog who gets so cold in winter that its heart stops beating – but it does not die. Once the spring ...