A photograph of a giant, green-and-yellow tadpole longer than a human hand turned up in an X post on Feb. 12, 2025. At the time of this reporting, the post had received more than 296,000 views.

Depending on the weather the tadpoles begin to hatch from the egg after about 2 weeks and after another few months or so they develop legs and can be ready to live on land. It is at the jelly stage ...