Australia Imported 2,400 Toads to Save Its Crops—Now 200 Million of Them are an Unstoppable Disaster
In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...
For most prey, the game is over once they have been swallowed. But one species of beetle can escape from a toad’s stomach nearly two hours after being eaten, according to a new study. Found in wooded ...
Dubbed "Toadzilla," she weighed in at 5.95 pounds, six times more than the average of her species. Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935, and are designated as pests by authorities. Park ...
Thousands of freshwater crocodiles die in Australia each year after eating poisonous cane toads. A team of researchers is trying to teach the crocs to avoid the toads, and it appears to be working. In ...
The bufo toads pose a particular risk to dogs. Toxic toads are returning to South Florida in growing numbers as the region falls back into its warm, rainy summer season, experts say, and they want ...
Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.
I have received a version of the following question from people in several states, most recently Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee. Q. We see or hear various frogs and toads in our neighborhood ...
Australian park rangers discovered a potentially record-breaking giant cane toad last week. Dubbed "Toadzilla," she weighed in at 5.95 pounds, six times more than the average of her species. Cane ...
In northern Australia, some freshwater crocodile populations are down by 70% because they're eating a kind of super poisonous toad that isn't even from Australia. Well, now a team of researchers has ...
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