PORTLAND, Ore. — The frogs are getting ready for the new season by growing their summer legs. KATU photojournalist Mike Warner took photos of these frogs near his home. June is when tadpoles start ...

Discusses amphibians, highlighting their unique adaptations for breathing both in water and on land. It explains the life cycle of amphibians, focusing on tadpoles that undergo metamorphosis to become ...

Frogs, like butterflies and salamanders, have what is called a "bi-phasic life cycle." They undergo metamorphosis to grow from their larval stage, as a non-reproductive tadpole that swims underwater, ...

The animal kingdom is full of fascinating tricks for enduring sub-freezing temperatures. Birds, for example, often just take ...

Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets' Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines What's the ...

The word ‘metamorphosis’ comes from the Greek words ‘meta’ meaning change, ‘morph’ which refers to shape, and ‘osis’ meaning a process. Metamorphosis is the process of changing the shape of the body.

Understand that all animals have a life cycle that includes being born, developing into an adult, reproducing, and eventually dying Understand that the details of life cycles vary from one organism to ...

Tadpoles are to frogs as oranges are to apples. They are so very different, University of Cincinnati Professor Daniel Buchholz said. In his biology lab, he and his students are using a National ...