When the eggs hatched, the tadpoles ate a little of their egg jelly — gaining a dose of pond water or green frog bacteria in the process. Dallas found that those who had received a dose of green ...

A clutch of Limnonectes phyllofolia eggs laid on a leaf. CREDIT: Sean Reilly Frogs lay eggs covered by a jelly-like substance instead of a hard and protective shell like a bird. To keep them from ...

Not only is it the oldest such frog ever found, but it still has a belly full of eggs, offering palaeontologists a fascinating snapshot in time and a rare glimpse into the species’ life history.

left uneaten by frog predators because they taste terrible. On exposure to moisture, they swell up, burst and decompose into masses of jelly. Your dogs had more sense than to go near it.

The astonishing life cycle of frogs, from jelly-like bunches of eggs to ribbitting adulthood, is one of the wonderful stories of nature. It’s a tale of tails and how to lose them. The seasonal ...