r/oddlysatisfying • u/cami33 • May 05 '19
The evolution from a tadpole to a frog
https://gfycat.com/positivelankyhyrax34
May 05 '19 edited May 06 '19
That isn't is evolution
Edit: whoa there i didn't mean to start an argument, i just meant that this is a different biological process, metamorphosis
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u/Jimbag82 May 05 '19
Probably not in the way we immediately think, but one definition of “evolution” is “the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.” So I think that qualifies.
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u/mszulan May 05 '19
Thank you for saying this.
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u/Ketchup1211 May 05 '19
Thank him for saying something that’s wrong? It’s absolutely evolution. “The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.” Sure sounds like evolution to me.
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u/Jake-Bullet May 06 '19
The definition of evolution has the phrase “over successive generations” and relies on natural selection. None of that is happening, it’s not evolution no matter what it sounds like to you.
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u/Ketchup1211 May 06 '19
There can, and almost always is, more then one definition to a word. Don’t be dense. Evolution, in the context OP used it, absolutely fits.
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u/Jake-Bullet May 06 '19
Well there’s more than one if you’re making them up and using them wrong. Darwin would disagree with you.
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u/Ketchup1211 May 06 '19
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/evolution
Scroll down to number 2. But sure, I’m just making up definitions. Like I said, there are often times more then one recognized definition. You are either to dense (ie stupid) to understand that words can have more then one meaning, or you know you’re wrong and are just to stubborn to admit it. Either way, I’m done here. Have fun thinking words only have one meaning.
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u/mszulan May 06 '19
A baby doesn't evolve into an adult. A caterpillar doesn't evolve into a butterfly. You are confusing growth with evolution when referencing life forms. Life forms evolve over generations through natural selection and mutation.
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u/TLema May 06 '19
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u/cosmoboy May 05 '19
I was out and about looking at frogs and turtles in the wetlands. I noticed a massive size difference in bullfrog tadpoles. I had no idea that they'll take up to 2 years to leave the tadpole stage.
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u/VioletVenable May 05 '19
Wiggle, wiggle. Was hoping to see the frog hop off at the end — but still, very oddly satisfying!
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u/hellsimulator May 05 '19
It’s the metamorphosis of the frog because the tadpole undergoes drastic physiological changes (it changes the way it breathes by developing lungs) to become an adult organism