Tadpole of the Common Frog

Title
Tadpole of the Common Frog
Latin Name
Pelophylax kl. esculentus
Medium
Watercolour

Illustration Description

This is a tadpole of the common frog.  The life cycle of a frog species have a life cycle that starts with eggs laid in water, which hatch into aquatic tadpoles, and then go through metamorphosis and become adult frogs. This tadpole will eat multiple times a day and wild tadpoles like this one will eat whatever is available. This usually includes whatever remains of their egg, algae and the leaves or roots of any aquatic plants. Some of their favourite plants include duckweed and mosses.

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