The mother returns periodically and lays unfertilized eggs, on which the tadpoles feed until ready to metamorphose and exit the water. The larva is an obligate egg-feeder and will starve without this form of nutrition. Adults feed on ants and mites on the ground after sunrise but  not later than 16:00, when they are finding refuge either on the ground under leaf litter or elevated on fallen logs.
The mother periodically brings eggs that are fed upon by tadpoles until they are prepared to transform and leave the water. The larva is entirely dependent on egg-feeding and will perish without it. Adults forage for ants and mites on the ground after sunrise but before 4:00 PM, when they seek shelter either under leaf litter or elevated logs.