#canetoad — Public Fediverse posts

"What if we imported a giant poisonous amphibian to help?" The decision aged exactly as well as you would expect.

#science #canetoad #invasivespecies #biology

Australian Cane Toad - Art Print.
In June 1935, 102 cane toads (Rhinella marina, formerly ICZN Bufo marinus) were imported to Gordonvale from Hawaii.
The rest, as they say, is an ecological disaster!
https://www.artpal.com/thedigitalconsul?i=226317-783 #toads #canetoad #Australia #art #print

Whoever suggested this Cane Toad doco from 1987, thank you. It is so off-beat and of its time while also telling the sad story very well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZgm9yiGzEE
#CaneToad #EcologicalDisaster #Documentary

Cane Toad and prey
Art Print
Artist: Roger Smith
https://www.artpal.com/thedigitalconsul?i=226317-783
#canetoad #toads #art #prints #RogerSmith

What if we could get cane toads to destroy themselves? Find out how… https://ausgeo.co/peterpantadpoles

Researchers from Macquarie University have discovered that cane toad tadpoles are "enthusiastic cannibals" of cane toad eggs, and can wipe out entire clutches in waterbodies where they're released.

But what about when these tadpoles turn into toads and start breeding? Well, there is a solution for that too – and it is inspired by Peter Pan.

📷 Etienne Littlefair & Chris Jolly

#ausgeo #seeaustralia #canetoad #conservation #frog #tadpole
#environment #globalwarming #academia #research #academicchatter #biology #nature #wildlife #photography #science #scientist

Any predator attempting to eat an adult cane toad will likely die quickly and painfully, and this invasive species is taking its toll on Australia's native animals.

So, if we can't eradicate cane toads, is there a way to teach native animals not to eat them⁠?

We asked Dr Georgia Ward-Fear of Macquarie University for the facts; here is 60 Seconds of Science!

https://youtu.be/W22-sgHC4ug

Read more about "teacher toads"… https://ausgeo.co/canetoad

#ausgeo #australia #science #conservation #wildlife #nature #toad #canetoad #wildlifeconservation #australiangeographic #invasivespecies
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist

#toad
#puertorico
#canetoad
15-20cm tall. Looks like it could eat my big toe if it wiggled the right way.

excuse me, but this azolla pond is *occupied*

#azolla #pond #CaneToad

@bpettichord

I remember seeing that #canetoad documentary decades ago. Great big toads brought to Australia to eat cane beetles, but that didn't really work. They just multiplied as an invasive species.

There is a scene where it is shown that the #toad will eat anything that moves and is small enough to gulp. A ping pong ball is bounced past a toad and it goes for it...

https://youtu.be/URyiSUNQPs8

My worry is that we are the toads now and #AI will be an endless source of ping pong balls.

Could 'Toadzilla' be the world's largest cane toad on record?

This 'monster' amphibian, spotted in Queensland, weighs a whopping 2.7kgs and is 25cms long.

#canetoad #monster #amphibian #queensland #australia

https://twitter.com/SBSNews/status/1616333935587299328?t=F_ZM3gdSdid_m5UPoi0_ew&s=09

A #canetoad so huge it was nicknamed 'Toadzilla' has been found in #Queensland. The mammoth creature weighed almost three kilograms - almost as much as a brick. #evasivespecies

https://www.9news.com.au/national/cane-toad-toadzilla-queensland-conway-national-park/cd375336-33ab-43a2-9af2-780c5d3433f5

"Toadzilla" found in northern #Australia weighting 5.95 pounds #hefty #toad #CaneToad #invasive https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1150270579/toadzilla-cane-toad-australia-record-largest

Not all heroes wear capes.

#Australia: How 'bin chickens' learnt to wash poisonous cane toads - BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63699884

#ibis #caneToad #binChicken

Australia: How 'bin chickens' learnt to wash poisonous cane toads

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-63699884

The humble #BinChicken is taking-on the invasive #CaneToad in #Australia.