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Toads In the Road!

   Thu, March 20, 2008 - 1:44 PM
Yesterday was warm and rainy - perfect for toads' night out! I heard their peaceful trills among the chimes of the spring peepers in the woods near my house, and was late for dance class, stopping to rescue them in the roads. It's an extremely difficult process metamorphosizing into a toad, and living beneath things, in the mud, near the bottom of the food chain - so please don't run over the li'l buggers. Plus, they are so cute.




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Thu, March 20, 2008 - 5:31 PM
Aw. I love these guys. =]
Thu, March 20, 2008 - 5:43 PM
Toads
Bufo americanus! :)

I used to keep toads as pets, although a different kind. Firebelly toads. They're cool, they swim!

American toads only live a year or two in the wild if they're lucky, but the record in captivity is 36 years!!! So you're right, they do get the short end of the stick in nature.
Fri, March 21, 2008 - 7:12 AM
Don't forget Nat Geo's current frog exhibition! It's wonderful. :)
Fri, March 21, 2008 - 11:23 AM
i almost stepped on one when i was in florida.. but i didn't
Thu, March 27, 2008 - 10:41 AM
ah peepers, still a lil too cold up here but soon i cant wait 8^)