Photos: Cold Florida weather causes iguanas to fall from trees
It got so cold in Florida, iguanas fell from trees. They go into a sort of suspended animation and fall, waking up with the sun's warmth.
An iguana lies draped on a tree limb as it waits for the sunrise in Surfside, Fla. Iguanas, an invasive species, are well accustomed to the trees of South Florida. When it gets cold, like below 40 degrees, they go into a sort of suspended animation mode. And they fall to the ground.
This image from video provided by Stacy Lopiano shows an iguana lying in her yard in Hollywood, Fla., on Sunday. Low temperatures across the state often cause iguanas to fall from trees.
Ice clings to oranges in a grove Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Plant City, Fla. Farmers spray water on their crops to help keep the fruit from getting damaged by the cold. Temperatures overnight dipped into the mid-20's. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Ice clings to oranges in a grove Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Plant City, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Ice clings to an ornamental plant at a nursery Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Plant City, Fla. Temperatures overnight dipped into the mid-20's. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
It got so cold in Florida over the weekend, iguanas fell from trees. They go into a sort of suspended animation and fall, waking up with the sun's warmth.
Graupel is a type of frozen precipitation. Its density is low, and it can easily be crushed, unlike a hailstone.
Florida's falling iguana phenomenon could be rarer in the future — due to both climbing global temps and a shift in the lizards' cold hardiness.