The preferred habitats of M. rubra tadpoles are ephemeral pools which have less aquatic predators.

Since the ephemeral pools dry rapidly after the rainy period tadpoles have to adapt to this condition by having a rapid growth rate.

The horses are dependent on ephemeral pools of rainwater and moisture in the vegetation they consume.

It grows from a corm-like rhizome and is found in ephemeral pools and rivers that are dry for a significant portion of the year.

The claystone apparently formed from sediment of a small floodplain, such as an ephemeral pool.

The eggs of other frogs and toads not adapted to ephemeral pools may take as long as six weeks to hatch.

Adjacent to the road and parking area are small ephemeral pools on the southwest, with a larger, permanent one north of the road.

Some arthropods make use of the ephemeral pools that form after rain and complete their life cycle in a matter of days.

They are commonly found at ephemeral pools and are important plants in coastal regions.

This constitutes the risk counterbalancing the anti-predator protection of ephemeral pools.