Other genetic solutions are in development. Tadpole cannibalism has inspired a team at Macquarie University to engineer ...

Young frogs and toads, after they first hatch from eggs, are called tadpoles. Over the next two weeks they change dramatically, called metamorphosis. First, tadpoles grow back legs ...

Revealing active behaviour that adds to our understanding of the nature of a species. Juan Jesús Gonzalez Ahumada (Spain) watches as toad tadpoles feast on a dead fledgling sparrow. Drama unfolded ...

A carnivorous amphibian, the Puerto Rican crested toad feeds on a variety of arachnids and insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, and spiders. Tadpoles aren’t very picky either, and will ...

Scientists know frogs existed and jumped as far back as 217 million years ago. The specifics of how and when they started developing as tadpoles are still uncertain. This recent finding provides ...

"The result of that was that I could see the actual cane toad tadpole swarms as they were forming." After hearing about the Cane Toad Tadpole Trap and Lure device, which uses lure technology ...