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Surprise, Surprise

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 8:58 pm
by Janice
I went out to let the cats out and look at the little fellows in their cat food.

Please excuse our construction mess.



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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:02 pm
by george_r_1961
WOW lol

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:13 pm
by Aquawind
LOL.. 3 stooges.. 8-)

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:24 pm
by Janice
That cat food is really hard. They must have strong jaws.

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:38 pm
by MGC
What kind of toads are those? Can you eat them? I like frog legs, taste like chicken......MGC

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:40 pm
by Janice
Yikes, who knows. Cycloneye would probably know. We have hundreds, they are everywhere. I wouldn't want to touch them. Some have heads as big as my fist, haha. Well, almost..... :eek:

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:48 pm
by coriolis
amphibibians!

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:48 pm
by Janice
I think they have tongues like yours.....

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 10:18 pm
by Janice
We now have four and two have moved into the food.


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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 10:21 pm
by AussieMark
they are not like cane toads are they

those things are nasty :eek:

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:24 pm
by MiamiensisWx
Those are Cane Toads.

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:26 pm
by feederband
wow

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:30 pm
by AussieMark
aren't they poisonous

the ones we have in Queensland have known to kill dogs when they bite em and their toxic glands like kill the dog

happens with most thier prey out here


is that the same animal?

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:34 pm
by MiamiensisWx
Yes, it is the same, AussieMark, and it is venemous.

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:41 pm
by Janice
Yes, I saw one once foam up really big at the mouth when a cat tried to attack it. I think it is poisonous. But, we have cats who will eat out of the dish with them. They seem to sense the harmless cats.

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:42 pm
by AussieMark
they are horrible

they are a pest out here

some wise guy thought it would be a good idea to introduce em out here decades ago

they are over most of Northern Queensland


The Cane Toad is native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas to central Amazon and south-eastern Peru. This range includes both tropical and semi-arid environments. The density of the Cane Toad within its native distribution is significantly lower than that of its introduced distribution. In South America, it is recorded at densities of 20 adults per 100 square metres, but in Australia the density reaches 1000-2000 adults over the same area

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:42 pm
by Janice
Oh, they will lay eggs in the pool and it seems like a mile long of black eggs hooked together. Just a really long stream of them.

Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:44 pm
by AussieMark
in australia they have a sceme of kill so many and u get stuff like beer or whatever

they re a real pest they are all across the top end and then as far south as southern QLD

its only a matter of time before they start to be a nuissance here

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:44 am
by Janice
There were six before I went to bed, but I was too tired to take another pic... :eek:

Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 6:55 am
by TexasStooge
Aquawind wrote:LOL.. 3 stooges.. 8-)


Nyuk-nyuk-nyuk-nyuk-nyuk!! :lol: