# I am now officially terrified of frogs. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677 "2003-05-31T01:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/1 "2003-05-31T01:09:26Z")
Because they die and live again. [This fucker is frozen solid.](http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/woodfrog/frozen.html) This seriously creeps me out. [It stops breathing, it’s heart stops beating it’s freakin’ _dead_](http://www.goscience.com.au/content.asp?id=654) and then it just thaws itself out and hops away like being frozen solid is just a little harder than waking up without the covers. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Nature scares me. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/2 "2003-05-31T04:36:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Nature scares me. \*\* Different strokes, I guess. I think it’s extremely cool! (Sorry) I admit it’s a little bizarre to think of the bottom of your local pond littered with little frogcicles in the middle of winter. But, how much more ingenious could anything be? They can’t migrate, and they can’t remain active when it’s cold, being ectothermic. So, Ma Nature puts them in cold storage for the Winter. If it makes you feel any better about it, they don’t actually die. Dead is dead, and you don’t wake up from it. It’s an extremely deep hibernation; almost suspended animation. But, not death. On the other hand, for anyone who has a pet frog, and thinks this is cool, too… **Don’t do it!!** The frogs you buy at the pet shop are almost universally tropical, and do NOT have this ability! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/3 "2003-05-31T04:42:10Z")
Would the microwave be of any use here? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/4 "2003-05-31T04:44:03Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Biggirl_ > I am now officially terrified of frogs. > Because they die and live again. I feel exactly the same way about Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/5 "2003-05-31T05:02:16Z")
> [@](#): > > it just thaws itself out and hops away like being frozen solid is just a little harder than waking up without the covers. It was creepy enough when Walt Disney did it. ---
**Author:** ![Lyllyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lyllyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lyllyan)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/6 "2003-05-31T07:07:10Z")
Frogs are nasty, slimy, vile disgusting creatures. Except for the little poisonous colorful ones, I can deal with those. When I was about 15 I was digging around in the backyard, preparing to plant some flower seeds. I dug up a frog. That was, in itself, disgusting, but after it lay there in the sun for a few minutes, it opened it’s eyes and then hopped away. Yuck. Rumor has it that there is a huge dinner plate size frog under the house. The SO has seen it, but I refuse to go look. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/7 "2003-05-31T17:25:24Z")
I think frogs are interesting critters. We get little green tree frogs on our patio door all the time. It’s a frog’s dining delight when we have the lights on in the house. All kinds of bugs are attracted to the window, and the frogs snack away. Unfortunately, sometimes when we open the door to let the dog out, a frog may happen to get into the house. I’m not quick enough to catch them, and I’ve had to get my daughter a few times to remove them. Them and lizards. I’m afraid I’ll squish 'em, but she has the touch. Anyway, I think critters are neat! Just not in my house, thanks. The wild kingdom belongs in the yard. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/8 "2003-05-31T17:33:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > \*\*I think frogs are interesting critters. We get little green tree frogs on our patio door all the time. It’s a frog’s dining delight when we have the lights on in the house. All kinds of bugs are attracted to the window, and the frogs snack away. > > Unfortunately, sometimes when we open the door to let the dog out, a frog may happen to get into the house. I’m not quick enough to catch them, and I’ve had to get my daughter a few times to remove them. Them and lizards. I’m afraid I’ll squish 'em, but she has the touch. > > Anyway, I think critters are neat! Just not in my house, thanks. The wild kingdom belongs in the yard. \*\* We have see-through lizards that do the same thing (Really, you can see their innards through their skin). It’s funny to watch a lizard eat a moth bigger than it’s own head. I have to catch them quickly if they get in the house or the cats do, and they’re not big on the whole catch-and-release thing. It’s more of a catch-and-leave-blood-all-over-the-house thing. ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/9 "2003-05-31T17:38:39Z")
Last night my husband was watching the Discovery channel, and they were showing how frogs go into that deep frozen hibernation. It was fascinating. I like frogs, especially the tiny graceful tree frogs. They’re cute. It’s fun to watch them catch insects. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/10 "2003-05-31T17:47:48Z")
What would terrify me is if they put the frozen frogs on sticks and started selling them in the ice cream aisle. ---
**Author:** ![xcheopis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xcheopis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xcheopis)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/11 "2003-05-31T18:45:36Z")
Painted turtles in the north can go for months without breathing. Pretty cool, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/12 "2003-05-31T21:12:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jeanster \* > \*\*Last night my husband was watching the Discovery channel, and they were showing how frogs go into that deep frozen hibernation. It was fascinating. > > \*\* This is what I was watching when I came to the conclusion that frogs are horrible zombie beings. The frogs do not go into hibernation, they are _frozen solid_. Their hearts stop beating. They stop breathing. For months! AAAAIIIIEEEEEaaaaiiiieee ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/13 "2003-05-31T22:46:40Z")
I can recall seeing them frozen in our big skating pond as a kid. If the ice froze just so and was clear enough, you could see straight in and sometimes you could see a frog or a fish frozen solid. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/14 "2003-05-31T23:05:38Z")
People with frog phobias shouldn’t click [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187676). You clicked it didn’t you? I told you not to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/15 "2003-05-31T23:24:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lyllyan \* > \*\*Frogs are nasty, slimy, vile disgusting creatures. Except for the little poisonous colorful ones, I can deal with those. > > When I was about 15 I was digging around in the backyard, preparing to plant some flower seeds. I dug up a frog. That was, in itself, disgusting, but after it lay there in the sun for a few minutes, it opened it’s eyes and then hopped away. Yuck. > \*\* So…you’re okay with the potentially deadly, colorful, little frogs? But, not the bigger, harmless, bug-eating frogs? :dubious: Frogs may be slimy, but there’s nothing nasty about them, unless you like flies and bugs. Most people consider them kind of cute. And, if you look closely enough, you’ll discover that many frogs and toads have the most beautiful irises in their eyes. 🙂 BTW, if you dug it up, it was a toad, not a frog. Not that you probably care. But, toads eat slugs so, as a gardener, you should be more tolerant of them. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/16 "2003-05-31T23:48:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \* > \*\*People with frog phobias shouldn’t click [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187676). > > You clicked it didn’t you? I told you not to do it. \*\* Yes I clicked on it, you sadistic frog frightner! Oh My Freakin’ God!!! Slimy Undead Communist Cannible Zombie Amphibians. Save me Jeebus! ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/17 "2003-06-01T04:24:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*Save me Jeebus! \*\* Somehow, I don’t think that’s what they mean, when they say “Jesus saves” (or Jeebus, whoever that is). But, it would make a better bumper sticker; I’ve been saved…from a frog! 😃 _ribbit_ ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/18 "2003-06-01T05:00:27Z")
Somehow I’m reminded of that _Third Rock from the Sun_ episode wherein Tommy brings a frog back from death, a la Dr. Frankenstein. This sounds somewhat close. Except in the episode, the frog developed a taste for human flesh. Watch out for those reanimated frogs, or they’ll getcha. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/19 "2003-06-01T05:07:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Finagle \* > \*\*What would terrify me is if they put the frozen frogs on sticks and started selling them in the ice cream aisle. \*\* How about [frog lollies](http://www.chocolatevault.com/frogs.htm)? Candy Frogs on sticks. ---
**Author:** ![snermy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@snermy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snermy)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-now-officially-terrified-of-frogs/178677/20 "2003-06-02T02:35:39Z")
ok, so I’m googling “blue electric monkey day” because I’m trying to figure out if that’s actually my sister’s birthday in the Mayan calendar. Because she’s definitely the blue electric monkey type, and I’m sensing an oportunity for a birthday present she will cherish forever (snort). And up pops this evil frog page. [http://www.mascarino.com/GiantWaxyTrefrg.html](http://www.mascarino.com/GiantWaxyTrefrg.html) Can this guy write ad copy or what? [sub]Sidenote, betcha didn’t know there are over 64,000 websites containing " blue electric monkey". Damn monkeys are taking over the internet.[/sub]