Fun With Frogs - Week 2
As you can see, our frog eggs are hatching! These little tadpoles emerge from the egg with a mouth, a tail, and gills that help them breathe in their underwater habitat. For this first week of life, our tadpoles will attach themselves to grasses using small sticky organs located between its mouth and belly, resting while they absorb their yolk sacs for nutrition. Once they develop tiny teeth, they will start swimming around and eating algae. By doing this, tadpoles help to keep our water clean. Now is a great time to hike out to a pond or stream and look for tadpoles swimming along the edges of the water!