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A Giant Tadpole Has Been Discovered In Arizona And His Name Is Goliath

A Giant Tadpole Has Been Discovered In Arizona And His Name Is Goliath

Researchers in Arizona stumbled upon the stuff of nightmares when a giant tadpole swam into one of them - they decided to name him Goliath

Mischa Pearlmen

Mischa Pearlmen

Remember learning about tadpoles in school? Remember heading down to a pond with the rest of your class and watching the tiny little things that will one day turn into frogs, which in turn will one day turn into princes when princesses kiss them? Well, it was ALL LIES.

An absolutely huge as fuck (that's the actual scientific term, by the way) tadpole has been discovered by biologists in a pond in Arizona. They've named the hellbeast Goliath, because why wouldn't they? It's humungous. Don't believe us? Here - take a look:


"Two months ago, while netting a mostly drained pond, American Museum of Natural History's Southwestern Research Station (SWRS) volunteer Alina Downer felt something large bump into her legs as it swam through the knee-deep mud," explained herpetologist Earyn McGee, who posted the photo, on Living Alongside Wildlife.

"At first, she thought it was a fish but when she reached down she was surprised to see a very large bullfrog tadpole. The team named him Goliath."

Earyn McGee/SWRS/The Frog Conservation Project

Well, you'd have to, wouldn't you?

It's suspected that the reason for Goliath's gigantic size is a hormone imbalance, and while that makes him about the same size as a banana - yeesh! - it also means he may never turn into a frog and get that kiss.

We'll be very intrigued to see what happens to Goliath from here on out - all the best, LAD. But at the same time, we're also pretty relieved not to have been the ones who bumped into him in the first place.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter

Topics: Interesting, Weird, Animals