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@animalculum@scholar.social · 5 days ago

Once tadpoles lose lungs, they never get them back https://phys.org/news/2025-10-tadpoles-lungs.html https://academic.oup.com/evolut/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf192/8296690

"all #frogs have lungs, so #tadpoles retain the genetics to regain lungs when environmental pressures might favor having them but instead evolve alternate solutions... The lungless African red #toad lives in low oxygen waters, and while redeveloping lungs might seem like the obvious solution, these tadpoles have instead evolved a crest of vascularized skin on top of their heads"

close-up photo of a partially translucent tadpole with a conspicuous fleshy crest on its head

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

@animalculum@scholar.social · 5 days ago

Once tadpoles lose lungs, they never get them back https://phys.org/news/2025-10-tadpoles-lungs.html https://academic.oup.com/evolut/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf192/8296690

"all #frogs have lungs, so #tadpoles retain the genetics to regain lungs when environmental pressures might favor having them but instead evolve alternate solutions... The lungless African red #toad lives in low oxygen waters, and while redeveloping lungs might seem like the obvious solution, these tadpoles have instead evolved a crest of vascularized skin on top of their heads"

close-up photo of a partially translucent tadpole with a conspicuous fleshy crest on its head

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@arcturus@pixelfed.social · 6 days ago

Bufo bufo

#nature #naturephotography #toad #amfibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #autumn

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A close up photograph of a common toad sitting under a tree stump. The toad is facing towards the left, its eye in focus and the back part of the body falling out of focus. The toad is olive green with dark stripes and spots, and orange eyes.

Surrounding the toad are some little twigs and fallen leaves and some moss or lichen is growing on the tree stump, making the colours of the toad blend in well with the surroundings. — A close up photograph of a common toad sitting under a tree stump. The toad is facing towards the left, its eye in focus and the back part of the body falling out of focus. The toad is olive green with dark stripes and spots, and orange eyes. Surrounding the toad are some little twigs and fallen leaves and some moss or lichen is growing on the tree stump, making the colours of the toad blend in well with the surroundings.

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@arcturus@pixelfed.social · 6 days ago

Bufo bufo

#nature #naturephotography #toad #amfibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #autumn

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A close up photograph of a common toad sitting under a tree stump. The toad is facing towards the left, its eye in focus and the back part of the body falling out of focus. The toad is olive green with dark stripes and spots, and orange eyes.

Surrounding the toad are some little twigs and fallen leaves and some moss or lichen is growing on the tree stump, making the colours of the toad blend in well with the surroundings. — A close up photograph of a common toad sitting under a tree stump. The toad is facing towards the left, its eye in focus and the back part of the body falling out of focus. The toad is olive green with dark stripes and spots, and orange eyes. Surrounding the toad are some little twigs and fallen leaves and some moss or lichen is growing on the tree stump, making the colours of the toad blend in well with the surroundings.

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Definitely Doc D

@docdieterlen@urbanists.social · 2 months ago

Wishing you the unshakable zen of this tiny frog in my garden

#gardening #frog #toad #tomato #FridayFeeling

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A tiny green frog sits atop a large orange tomato, hanging off a robust green tomato plant — image/jpeg A tiny green frog sits atop a large orange tomato, hanging off a robust green tomato plant

Definitely Doc D

@docdieterlen@urbanists.social · 2 months ago

Wishing you the unshakable zen of this tiny frog in my garden

#gardening #frog #toad #tomato #FridayFeeling

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A tiny green frog sits atop a large orange tomato, hanging off a robust green tomato plant — image/jpeg A tiny green frog sits atop a large orange tomato, hanging off a robust green tomato plant

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