In the spring of 2005, common toads in Germany and Denmark began dying in a violent and highly unusual way. Witnesses ...

Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, ...

Toads have taken over the world - for real. This isn't some horror movie I'm talking about. This is actually happening, people. Don't freak out, but toads have found their way onto six out of the ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- South Florida's recent heavy rain sets the perfect mood for giant toxic toads to breed. They're called Cane toads, or Bufo toads, and the invasive species can be deadly for cats ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thousands of highly toxic toads dangerous to pets are breeding in Florida. Your pet could die in as little as 15 minutes if it bites or swallows the invasive amphibians known as ...

The article dissected the distinctions between toads and frogs, highlighting their taxonomic differences, physical traits, and natural habitats. Toads were noted for their warty skin and terrestrial ...

The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the ...

Toxic toads bound across the northern tropics of Australia faster than ever, thanks to the evolution of longer legs in the few short decades since humans introduced them to their own little paradise.

Cane toads are infamous for wreaking havoc on Australian ecosystems. But, as Peter Aldhous discovers, we're only now about to learn whether their fearsome reputation is deserved. Darwin is bracing ...

Scientists are advising people against bludgeoning cane toads to death with golf clubs as Queenslanders prepare to purge their local environments of the pest. Scientists recommend the "cool-and-freeze ...

Last year, Cynthia Berger tried for an autumn spinach harvest in her Pennsville, Pa. garden. The pests got there first. “It was slug city,” says Berger. The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned the ...

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