tadpole

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During these weeks, a frog embryo develops to a young tadpole, a tadpole with two legs, and a young froglet with four legs before reaching the adult stage.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

"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 researchers were able to show that certain personality traits are already present in poison dart frogs at tadpole stage and that they also persist after the subsequent metamorphosis.

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

The same little-girl face, same tadpole over the eye.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison