With the above adaptations, these tiny amphibians are sure to make it through to adulthood, provided that luck is also by their side. Tadpoles also have long spiral-shaped guts, which enable them to digest organic matter efficiently. They consist predominantly of diatoms (algae), protozoans (single-celled microscopic organisms such as amoeba), crustaceans, and larger animals’ eggs and larval stages. Planktons are microscopic organisms that drift in the sea or freshwater bodies. Tadpoles feed on planktons through filtration of water. They spend time swimming through the water column feeding on plankton. Some genera of the tadpole species, such as the Pipidae and Microhylidae, are plankton feeders. Its survival of the fittest as they turn on their pond mates. Other tadpoles are prone to cannibalistic tendencies during the scarcity of food.

Over time, tadpoles of the New Mexico Spadefoot toad ( Spea multiplicata) develop a carnivorous diet along with a broader head, more prominent jaw, and shorter gut to adapt to food scarcity. On the other hand, salamanders and caecilians are carnivores. Tadpoles of frogs are primarily herbivores who feed on soft decaying plant matter. They feed numerous times a day to get sufficient nutrients required to grow at a rapid rate. They actively seek food but downplay their activity when they encounter predators. Like fish, tadpoles swim together in schools. Terrestrial tadpoles such as the Ranixalidae inhabit wet crevices (cracka in walls) near ponds or streams from which they get their food. Whereas the majority of the tadpole species are fully aquatic, some species are terrestrial. Tadpoles, also known as polliwog, are the larval stage of amphibians.

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