What are some animals that freeze and start with the letter s?

1. What is a mammal that starts with S?
2. Can animals freeze at?
3. Are skunks rodents or felines?
4. Can you freeze a bee?
5. Can you freeze a frog?
6. Can you freeze a toad?
7. Is a fish an animal?
8. What frog freezes in the winter?
9. Can insects freeze to death?

What is a mammal that starts with S?

The most popular animal that starts with the letter S is the sloth, a slow-moving creature believed to be distantly related to anteaters and armadillos.

Can animals freeze at?

When temperatures get below 40 or 50 degrees Fahrenheit, cold-blooded animals such as the iguana can freeze up. This means if they were initially high up in the trees, they're coming down, as Twitter user Frank Cerabino captured in his Florida backyard when temperatures dropped in January. But they aren't dead!

Are skunks rodents or felines?

North and South American Skunks are carnivorous mammals, but they're not rodents. Scientists originally placed them into the weasel subfamily, Mustelidae. Members of that family include ferrets, badgers, minks, otters, wolverines, and several others. Rodents belong to the mammalian group, Rodentia.

Can you freeze a bee?

No, they can't. Most insects can survive below subzero temperature, many can abide the freezing of their body fluids while some go through adaptations that helps to avoid freezing.

Can you freeze a frog?

Frogs are “cold blooded” (or more precisely, ectothermic), so their body temperature closely tracks the temperature around them. Temperatures have to dip slightly below 32 degrees Fahrenheit to freeze a frog, and ice begins to grow when an ice crystal touches the frog's skin.

Can you freeze a toad?

Tossing cane toads into the freezer causes them no pain and is the most humane way to get rid of the amphibian pests — but just make sure they don't thaw out too soon.

Is a fish an animal?

Fishes are a group of animals that are completely aquatic vertebrates that have gills, scales, swim bladders to float, most produce eggs, and are ectothermic. Sharks, stingrays, skates, eels, puffers, seahorses, clownfish are all examples of fishes.

What frog freezes in the winter?

Native to the Finger Lakes region, wood frogs survive winter by producing a natural syrupy antifreeze that keeps their cells from icing over during the cold weather. “It's frozen on the outside of its body -- its skin, its blood.

Can insects freeze to death?

Insects die when they are exposed to temperatures below the melting point of their body fluids. If they want to survive our cold Iowa winters, they must avoid freezing or tolerate freezing. Over time, insects have developed several strategies to survive cold temperatures and none of them involve wearing fleece.