Larvae develop through four stages, or instars, after which they metamorphose into pupae. If pools dry before tadpoles metamorphose into froglets, they die. Then, after three months, tadpoles metamorphose into frogs. Defending males continue to watch over the tadpoles, which metamorphose within three weeks. The tadpoles can metamorphose in as little as two weeks. After settlement, the larvae metamorphose into juvenile spat. After 2 to 5 days of development, these metamorphose into reddish-brown pupae, about long. After about a month, the tadpole will metamorphose into a small froglet. Lucy begins to metamorphose into a being resembling the Saint's Corpse. Alarmingly, as they question Will under the room's flickering lights, the guards metamorphose into rooks. La Patasola can metamorphose into different shapes and appearances. The life cycle is completed when they metamorphose into adults. He can metamorphose into a werewolf in his own will.