{"id":1835,"date":"2020-07-30T21:54:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2022-04-05T19:21:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T19:21:56","slug":"can-frogs-breathe-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frogpets.com\/can-frogs-breathe-underwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Frogs Breathe Underwater?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Can frogs breathe underwater? Answering this question is slightly complicated because there is, surprisingly, more than one way to do so! Many mammals, including humans, breathe using their lungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their juvenile stage as tadpoles, frogs have gills and live completely underwater, like fish. As they become frogs, they develop lungs and can breathe air, just like us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may sound surprising, but frogs have the unique ability to continue to be able to breathe both underwater, and above it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read below to find out more about how both tadpoles and frogs can breathe in the strange, and wonderful, ways they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Tadpoles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tadpoles are what is known as the larval stage of a frog\u2019s development. This means that their juvenile form is so different from their adult stage that they need a special process to get there. This is called metamorphosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Other examples of creatures that undergo this metamorphosis are butterflies or other insects like cicadas. Some things that differentiate tadpoles from frogs are their gills, tails, and a special sensory organ known as the LLS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n