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Biological Miracle – Wood Frog

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503 points thunderbong | 3 comments | 15 Nov 24 18:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.405s | source
1. zardo ◴[15 Nov 24 21:36 UTC] No.42151419[source]▶
How are they thawing from the inside out?
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2. ledauphin ◴[16 Nov 24 03:12 UTC] No.42153818[source]▶
this seems implausible to me based on how heat generally transfers...
3. pvaldes ◴[17 Nov 24 00:30 UTC] No.42160875[source]▶
We use glucose to generate energy that we burn metabolically to keep themselves warm all the time. I assume that the frogs can do it also partially.