Slumberville or Hungerville? Animals in Winter

But if the squirrel buries an acorn with a weevil inside, he's out of luck. By the time he comes back for his snack, it has been eaten by the grown weevil who's long gone on his next adventure!

The acorn weevil larva lives in an acorn and grows by eating his house! Unfortunately, squirrels also like to eat acorns, and especially like them with a big fat bug inside.

But if the squirrel buries an acorn with a weevil inside, he's out of luck. By the time he comes back for his snack, it has been eaten by the grown weevil who's long gone on his next adventure!

The acorn weevil is a different story. This weevil larva lives in an acorn and grows by eating his house! Unfortunately, squirrels also like to eat acorns, and especially like them with a big fat bug inside. But if the squirrel buries an acorn with a weevil inside, he's out of luck. By the time he comes back for his snack, it has been eaten by the grown weevil who's long gone on his next adventure!

Some terrestrial or "land loving" frogs are very good diggers. As the cold weather approaches, they burrow into the ground and spend the winter hibernating below the frost line.

Terrestrial frogs that can't dig well often climb into logs or under leaves. Sometimes, they actually freeze solid. They survive by producing a glucose solution that acts like an anti-freeze in their blood.

Terrestrial frogs that can't dig well often climb into logs or under leaves. Sometimes, these critters actually freeze solid. They survive by producing a glucose solution that acts like an anti-freeze in their blood.

Aquatic frogs, or frogs that hang out in water, slow their metabolisms way down, and spend the winter lazing around on the muddy bottoms of ponds.

Aquatic frogs, or frogs that hang out in water, slow their metabolisms way down, and spend the winter lazing around on the muddy bottoms of ponds.

Some terrestrial or "land loving" frogs are very good diggers. As the cold weather approaches, they burrow into the ground and spend the winter hibernating below the frost line. Their metabolisms slow way down, and they survive on stored fat reserves.

Some terrestrial or "land loving" frogs are very good diggers. As the cold weather approaches, they burrow into the ground and spend the winter hibernating below the frost line. Their metabolisms slow way down, and they survive on stored fat reserves.

Terrestrial frogs that can't dig well often climb into logs or under leaves. Sometimes, they actually freeze solid. They survive by producing a glucose solution that acts like an anti-freeze in their blood. They can stay in this "living dead" state for up to two weeks, waiting for warmer weather to thaw them out.