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The Tadpoles are Nearly Ready to Hatch

The Tadpoles Develop

© 2008 David Jones (www.mybitoftheplanet.com)

Around two weeks after the spawn has been laid the tadpole embryos inside each egg have developed a head and tail.

Once the gills are formed, the tadpole will begin to hatch out from the jelly surrounding it. It uses its gills to get oxygen from the water.

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