tadpole

Rearing the snails - as well as other critically endangered invertebrates such as scarlet malachite beetles, ladybird spiders and tadpole shrimp - has become a family affair.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Scientists have long posited the earliest water animals to transition to land had amphibious tadpole features, going through a metamorphosis akin to that of today's frogs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Finally, other animal species, including other mollusks, the common earthworm and even the tadpole stages of frogs, also possess a typhlosole that has not been thoroughly studied before.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024

Under the right conditions, the spadefoot tadpole will transform into a voracious predator of its own species.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2023

There was a moment of hushed silence, in which Trevor gulped; then there was a small pop, and Trevor the tadpole was wriggling in Snape’s palm.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

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

Each fully grown male, which weighed less than 2g and measured under 3cm, continued to carry the little tadpoles until they metamorphosed into froglets.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2025

In another tank, tadpoles are swirling around using simple swimming motions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

Within four to twelve weeks after hatching, these little tadpoles begin their transformation into toads, with only about 1% making it to adulthood.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024

I wanted to call out, That’s a lousy lie—they’re only tadpoles.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly