if you break the jelly around the tadpole how long until they die or do they not die?

Question: if you break the jelly around the tadpole how long until they die or do they not die?
- Keywords:
  animal,
  development,
  tadpole
Asked by tens1app on 13 Mar 2024.
- Martin McCoustra answered on 13 Mar 2024:
  
  I think that the jelly around the tadpole is a little like the white in an egg… a food source for the growing tadpole. Maybe if you remove it then you might starve the tadpole to death. However, I’m not sure and would suggest talking to a biololgist.
- Sinthu Thakur answered on 29 Apr 2024:
  
  Sorry not in my area of expertise.