tadpole
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"This detailed work on a bunch of simply glorious fossils nails it that they went straight into a juvenile phase so didn't need to go through the tadpole stage."
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
"This image swirls with light, energy and a feeling of synchronised movement between the lilies and the tadpole tails," said Kathy Moran, Jury Chair and Editor.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
The stability in personality traits is especially interesting in amphibians, as they undergo major morphological and ecological changes during metamorphosis from tadpole to frog.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023
Under the right conditions, the spadefoot tadpole will transform into a voracious predator of its own species.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2023
So what if last week he’d been a tadpole?
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
That's not what we would expect to see in amphibians, whose metamorphosis from tadpoles into adults includes much more dramatic rearranging and development of organs and limbs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Southern Darwin's frog tadpoles grow up inside the vocal sacs of their fathers and are 'born' through their mouths as froglets.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025
A snapshot of wriggling toad tadpoles has earned Shane Gross the title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
That’s why Elwell, Odell and Chaves don’t keep fish in their ponds; they don’t want hungry fish to gobble up frog eggs or tiny tadpoles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
Alex was reminded of tadpoles before they hatch.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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