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<blockquote data-quote="AxeMan - Rick S." data-source="post: 31659" data-attributes="member: 1746">Burrowing offers protection from predators, from high temperatures and from dessication. Therefore many anurans often dig themselves (most often digging backwards using their feet, which are often equipped with spade-like tubercles) into the mud.When the dry season starts, these frogs burrow into the soil and become dormant. During the extended dry season, which can last several months, these frogs perform a neat trick: they shed several intact layers of skin, forming a virtually waterproof cocoon that envelopes the entire body, leaving only the nostrils exposed, which allows them to breathe. These herpetological mummies remain in their cocoons for the duration of the dry season. When the rains return, the frogs free themselves of their shrouds and make their way up through the moist soil to the surface.&lt;taken from the web&gt;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AxeMan - Rick S., post: 31659, member: 1746"] Burrowing offers protection from predators, from high temperatures and from dessication. Therefore many anurans often dig themselves (most often digging backwards using their feet, which are often equipped with spade-like tubercles) into the mud. When the dry season starts, these frogs burrow into the soil and become dormant. During the extended dry season, which can last several months, these frogs perform a neat trick: they shed several intact layers of skin, forming a virtually waterproof cocoon that envelopes the entire body, leaving only the nostrils exposed, which allows them to breathe. These herpetological mummies remain in their cocoons for the duration of the dry season. When the rains return, the frogs free themselves of their shrouds and make their way up through the moist soil to the surface. [I]<taken from the web>[/I] [/QUOTE]

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