Let’s Study Metamorphosis – Day 13

I learned a lot from this video.

The spirals on their tummies are their intestines. Why didn’t I think of that?

They like fish food, so I guess I’ll get them some of that.

His tadpoles look like ours, so I guess that ours will become Red Frogs, too.

Okay, I couldn’t resist putting this song on my blog when I’m talking about Tadpoles turning into Frogs.

I have lots of posts about Caterpillars turning into Butterflies from the last two years, and now we have tadpoles, so I simply must post the song “Bullfrogs and Butterflies”.

I love that song. I learned it when I was doing puppets at church a long, long time ago, and I still love the song.

It’s such a perfect fit for what I’m trying to teach my children about Metamorphosis…

Well, here it is:

I took a few pictures today, but there’s nothing really new to report. At least three of the tadpoles have back legs growing, but a couple of them don’t even have leg nubs yet.

I’m figuring out how to set up another aquarium that has land and water together. We will have to get a tall structure or some big rocks and have an area of shallow water in the same place. I don’t want any of them to drown as they change to breathing with lungs!

Let’s Study Metamorphosis – Day 12

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Katie is petting a tadpole! She very gently puts her finger in the water and touches them on the back and pets them.

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Frog eye

Tadpole Antics

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They love the new sea grass Anna got for them from the lake. She couldn’t find much moss though. 🙁 We may have to go to the pet store and buy some algae there.

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Legs!

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This must be a little brother. He still only has leg nubs instead of legs.

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Leg

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Snail that came with the moss. And a nice little frog leg.

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Our tadpoles have little gold flecks on them, especially on their tummies. I really wonder what kind of frog these tadpoles will become.

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Frog Body, Eyes and Legs

I told Patrick that these tadpoles are night owls, and he responded that it makes sense, because so are frogs. Oh yeah…