What eats tadpoles?

Answers to the question, what eats tadpoles, along with other information about tadpole diet, life history and position on the freshwater aquatic food chain and in the freshwater aquatic food web. read more

Predators that eat tadpoles include many species, or types, of fish such as bass, trout and sunfish and many birds such as herons, egrets and kingfishers. The larvae, or immature young, of many water insects eat tadpoles as well. read more

Lots of creatures eat tadpoles. In fact, unless you’re a plant or an alga (singular for algae), you can’t get very much lower on the aquatic food chain, or farther from the center of the aquatic food web, than a wriggling pollywog. read more