metamorphosis

I just love watching the tadpoles develop into frogs, it's like a second childhood, I get quite excited. This beautiful one is just about to drop his tail - I'm not sure which exact litoria species it is as there are so many. We have such an issue with declining native frog numbers in Australia - partly due to climate change and fungal issues, and very much due to the invasive cane toad that was introduced here to control a beetle that destroys sugar cane crops. The cane toads kill the native tadpoles, and it has taken many years for a few native predators to work out how to kill the toad without being killed by their poison. What a disaster that toad has been and every year, with climate change heating things up, it marches further and further south.
Another reason for me to rejoice every time a batch of native frogs breed here!

[Annie D]

how wonderful to see frogs breeding

[Carole G]

I would be excited too, haven't seen that happening for years

[Rick]

Great capture. Haven't ever gotten one at that stage.

[sarah]

Amazing

[Valerie Chesney]

Wow! How wonderful to witness.

[sally agnew]

Nicely captured :)

[Fr1da]

Ive never witnessed a frog with his tadpole tail still attached ! Wonderful capture !

[Beryl Lloyd]

Amazing transformation and life cycle and a lovely diptych - love little frogs !

[haskar]

And so it is when we try to repair nature. We only do the same in spite of good intentions.

[Pyrrhula]

Reminds me to our early school day`s . We collected some frog eggs from the water and did them on school in a glass jar in the window and watch the developping .