Weirdest Adaptations EVER! 6th PERIOD by Jennifer Ostarch https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown Please share 1 picture and a brief description of the weirdest adaptation you could find. Your name and class period are required. Share the link for your source so others can get more information about these adaptations. en-us 2020-10-01 13:47:52 UTC 2026-01-05 13:27:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f42f.png Ms. Ostarch- Alaskan Tiny Wood Frogs partially FREEZE their bodies instead of hibernate for the winter. By the time winter rolls around, most frogs have gone through 10-15 freeze-thaw cycles allowing them to accumulate large amount of glucose inside their cells. https://www.dogonews.com/2015 jenniferostarch https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/794632101

]]> 2020-10-01 13:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/794632101 Cilla Scott https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795429644 The texas horned lizards blood tastes so bad that it voluntarily launches its blood from its eye towards predators in order for the predators to taste it and realize they want nothing to do with the lizard. ]]> 2020-10-01 16:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795429644 Josh Brown https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795437151 The Pistol Shrimp can release a wave of bubbles that can stun predators, and it's wave contains the most energy as the surface of the sun. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/746091909373493249#:~:text=The%20goby%20fish%20helps%20the,to%20defend%20itself%20from%20predators.

]]> 2020-10-01 16:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795437151 Jack mercer https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795447975 african bull frogs create homes out of their own mucus and live in them during the dry season
https://www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7#african-bullfrogs-create-mucus-homes-to-survive-the-dry-season-4

]]> 2020-10-01 16:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795447975 Sophia Fallis https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795474321 ET Salamander
Found in the rain forest of Ecuador this salamander does not have lungs.But rather the animal breathes through its skin by absorbing the oxygen around it .Also it is not the most appealing amphibian that is why it is compared to ET.
https://listverse.com/2013/06/14/10-rare-animals-with-bizarre-adaptations/

]]> 2020-10-01 16:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795474321 Edgar Navarro https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795582274 Tiny Kangaroo rats survive without ever drinking water. Kangaroo rats have adapted to survive in the desert without ever taking a sip of water. Instead, they get all the moisture they need from the seeds that they eat. These critters also have incredible hearing and can jump up to nine feet, which helps them avoid predators.]]> 2020-10-01 17:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795582274 Ryan Watts https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795589037 60% of Alaskan wood frogs freeze their bodied to survive the cold winters that get as low as -80 degrees. They freeze solid, they're heart stops beating, and they stop breathing.
https://i.insider.com/578551cd88e4a71a008b78d7?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp

]]> 2020-10-01 17:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795589037 https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795638372 2020-10-01 17:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795638372 Ali Rosenbaum https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795956571 Kangroo rats can survive with no water and get all the water they need from seeds]]> 2020-10-01 18:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/795956571 Ava Martinez https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/796137646 African bullfrogs create mucus "homes" to survive the dry season.

https://www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7
]]> 2020-10-01 19:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/796137646 Dylan Wells https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/796727533 To survive the winter, up to 60 percent of Alaskan Wood Frogs' bodies freeze solid. They also stop breathing and their heart stops beating. This allows them to survive temperatures as low as -80 degrees Fahrenheit. And in spring, they thaw out and "come back to life.” httpss://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7%3famphttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7%3famp]]> 2020-10-02 01:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/796727533 Johnnie Davis https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/796838139
African Pyxie Frog can hibernate in a Water-Soluble Mucus Sac for Years. Then when it rains again it softens up and comes back out. It can hibernate up to seven years.

]]> 2020-10-02 03:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/796838139 The Texas horned frog shoots blood as defense. https://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/22/six-seriously-strange-animal-adaptations/ averydowning8r https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/797727623 Avery Downing]]> 2020-10-02 14:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/797727623 Kate Stanford https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/798755264 To survive the winter, Alaskan Wood Frogs freeze their bodies completely solid. They also stop breathing and their heart stops beating. These adaptations allow them to survive temperatures as low as -80 degrees Fahrenheit. In the spring they thaw out and essentially "come bock to life."]]> 2020-10-02 18:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/798755264 Ava Martinez (Updated) https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807334163 2020-10-06 16:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807334163 Marisa Gonzales https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807342775 Kangaroo Rats can survive without even drinking water. ]]> 2020-10-06 16:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807342775 Laney Cisler https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807349729 kangaroo rats can survive in the desert without ever drinking any water.
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/krat.php#:~:text=Adaptations,sound%20of%20an%20owl%20approaching.

]]> 2020-10-06 16:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807349729 Abriana Coy https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807382848 African Bullfrogs create mucus 'homes' to survive dry season.       ]]> 2020-10-06 16:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807382848 Johnnie Davis2 https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807387245 2020-10-06 16:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807387245 Abigail Vargas https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807387904 this frog can freeze its body to survive harsh winters (Rana Sylvatica)]]> 2020-10-06 16:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807387904 Ryan watts https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807396033 alaskan wood frog add on to explanation 

]]> 2020-10-06 16:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807396033 Avery Downing averydowning8r https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807397154 2020-10-06 16:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807397154 Gerardo rodriguez https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807407478 kangaroo rats can survive in the desert without ever drinking any water]]> 2020-10-06 16:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/807407478 Ta'Niyah Davis https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814440013 2020-10-08 16:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814440013 Bug Winegar https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814569495 antarctic fish have anti freeze protein in their blood so that they don't freeze solid. https://www.businessinsider.com/these-7-animals-have-crazy-adaptations-to-help-them-to-survive-in-their-habitats-2016-7#wood-frogs-freeze-their-bodies-1]]> 2020-10-08 16:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814569495 Sady Anariba https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814592417 2020-10-08 16:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814592417 https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814619528 2020-10-08 16:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814619528 Milo Nicholas https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814629783 horned lizards can shoot blood out of their eyes for defense ]]> 2020-10-08 17:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferostarch/jl8tmfus7clfkown/wish/814629783