The update for our toad tadpoles is coming a little early this time because...we have LEGS!  Several of the tadpoles, seemlingly overnight, grew little tiny back legs!  I so wish I had a HD camera so that you could see the little "paper-thin" legs swishing around when they swim!LOL  But I think you may only be able to see the little "nobs" where they come out from (you'll notice them at the back of the body, front of tail).   Also, I noticed that on some of them, particulary the ones that are turning a brownish color, you can see their eye bulges starting!  And in these pictures taken with my new camera :), you can really see details of the tails well.  When watching back the video below, I noticed that a couple of times when they would swim, I could see a very quick glimpse of them, I hope you can too.   You can click on any of these photos to see full size.

Now here's the bummer, just as they are starting all these changes, we are leaving soon for vacation!  WAAHHHHH!  Perhaps, maybe, they won't change very much more until we get back!

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