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Maybe he’s really looking forward to life as a frog or perhaps he just likes posing for the camera – but this tadpole obviously has a reason to smile in a photo taken by photographer David Spears.
The 1cm (0.4in) tadpole was captured with a ‘grin’ on his face after being placed under a £90,000 electron microscope by Mr Spears.
Displaying the features which are normally invisible to the naked eye, the tadpole – soon to grow into a frog – was taken from Mr Spears’ garden pond before being photographed.
‘All of him – actually, it could be a him or a her – is in focus and you can see clearly that he appears to be smiling,’ said the 65-year-old former zoologist from Taunton, Somerset.
‘Although what appears to be his eyes are actually his nostrils as his eyes are much further back on his head.’
More Happy tadpole snapped 'smiling' at the camera
The 1cm (0.4in) tadpole was captured with a ‘grin’ on his face after being placed under a £90,000 electron microscope by Mr Spears.
Displaying the features which are normally invisible to the naked eye, the tadpole – soon to grow into a frog – was taken from Mr Spears’ garden pond before being photographed.
‘All of him – actually, it could be a him or a her – is in focus and you can see clearly that he appears to be smiling,’ said the 65-year-old former zoologist from Taunton, Somerset.
‘Although what appears to be his eyes are actually his nostrils as his eyes are much further back on his head.’
More Happy tadpole snapped 'smiling' at the camera
