Our Tadpoles Have Legs Now!

When we woke up this morning, we discovered that three of the tadpoles we're raising now have hind legs! Here's a picture of two of them.

Tadpoles, which hatch from frog eggs, grow their hind legs first. Next their front legs pop out. Then gradually they reabsorb their tail, which shrinks and finally disappears. They begin breathing with lungs (as well as continuing to breath through their skin) around the time their tails have almost disappeared.

I've posted additional photos (including a close-up of one of our tadpoles brand-new legs!) and information about tadpoles and frogs on Tadpoles To Frogs.