As colder weather sets in, the frogs then distribute extreme levels of glucose through their bodies, with it concentrating in the heart, liver, skeletal muscles and blood. Minnesota has four types of ...

The frogs were all wrong. Located in a small pond in Henderson, Minn., the amphibians discovered by a middle school class had legs growing out of legs, missing eyes, bent spines and contorted jaws.

With an eye patch like a bandit and bodies no bigger than 3 inches, wood frogs are among the fascinating critters that spend the winter sheltered in backyard and woodland leaf litter. If you find one ...

The fast melt back in March brought many quick awakenings to the Northland. The carpet of spring wild flowers in the woods unfolded about two to three weeks earlier than normal. We saw similar ...

The Northland frogs began their calling in about mid-April. Tiny chorus frogs started with long drawn-out creeks. This was quickly followed by duck-like "glucking" sounds from wood frogs. Before the ...

LONG LAKE, Minn. — Half an hour past sunset in rural western Hennepin County, Madeleine Linck strains her ears. She’s listening, believe it or not, for the sounds of courtship. Frog courtship, that is ...

This Classic Answer Man column was originally published in August 2009. Esteemed Answer Man, each year at this time my southwest Rochester neighborhood is overrun by little, dark-green frogs on the ...