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The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufo_Alvarius:_the_Psychedelic_Toad_of_the_Sonoran_Desert

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172319

#HackerNews #PsychedelicToad #SonoranDesert #BufoAlvarius #NatureScience #Toads

The Psychedelic Toad of the Sonoran Desert

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufo_Alvarius:_the_Psychedelic_Toad_of_the_Sonoran_Desert

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49172319

#HackerNews #PsychedelicToad #SonoranDesert #BufoAlvarius #NatureScience #Toads

Meet Spea labreae, a New Species of Ice Age Toad Discovered at La Brea Tar Pits.
The first new extinct toad species and the first description of the Mexican burrowing toad at the Tar Pits help us understand the impacts of climate change on species distributions, past, present, and future.
https://tarpits.org/stories/meet-spea-labreae-new-species-ice-age-toad-discovered-la-brea-tar-pits?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #fossils #toads

Meet Spea labreae, a New Species of Ice Age Toad Discovered at La Brea Tar Pits.
The first new extinct toad species and the first description of the Mexican burrowing toad at the Tar Pits help us understand the impacts of climate change on species distributions, past, present, and future.
https://tarpits.org/stories/meet-spea-labreae-new-species-ice-age-toad-discovered-la-brea-tar-pits?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #fossils #toads

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐸🦴 Spea labreae is a newly named spadefoot toad from La Brea Tar Pits, the first extinct Ice Age amphibian found there.

Paleoecologist Alberto Cruz spotted its unusual #bones while reviewing a collection untouched for nearly 30 years. The team also found a toad whose closest living relatives now live 2,400 km (1,500 mi) away, a clue to how #LosAngeles’s #climate changed at the end of the last #iceage.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-species-ice-age-toad-la.html

#laeabretarpits #paleontology #amphibians #climatechange #fossils #naturalhistory #nature #history #museum #toads #science #pleistocene

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐸🦴 Spea labreae is a newly named spadefoot toad from La Brea Tar Pits, the first extinct Ice Age amphibian found there.

Paleoecologist Alberto Cruz spotted its unusual #bones while reviewing a collection untouched for nearly 30 years. The team also found a toad whose closest living relatives now live 2,400 km (1,500 mi) away, a clue to how #LosAngeles’s #climate changed at the end of the last #iceage.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-species-ice-age-toad-la.html

#laeabretarpits #paleontology #amphibians #climatechange #fossils #naturalhistory #nature #history #museum #toads #science #pleistocene

"Dubiously sourced accounts followed of Australians who died after drinking toad tea and a man supposedly being imprisoned in South America on toad-licking charges."

Read our excerpt of Kimon de Greef's THE EGO TRIP: https://longreads.com/2026/08/04/psychedelic-toads-ego-trip-kimon-de-greef/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Books #Longreads #Toads #Nonfiction #Drugs #Psychedelics

"Dubiously sourced accounts followed of Australians who died after drinking toad tea and a man supposedly being imprisoned in South America on toad-licking charges."

Read our excerpt of Kimon de Greef's THE EGO TRIP: https://longreads.com/2026/08/04/psychedelic-toads-ego-trip-kimon-de-greef/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Books #Longreads #Toads #Nonfiction #Drugs #Psychedelics

This guy was hanging out under our gas grill last night. He may have been waiting for a cheeseburger.

#nature #naturephotography #toads #amphibians

This guy was hanging out under our gas grill last night. He may have been waiting for a cheeseburger.

#nature #naturephotography #toads #amphibians

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🐸🥚 In a high-elevation #Oregon #lake, hundreds of Western toad pairs lay over a million #eggs together.

The hatching #tadpoles form massive #underwater schools that snake along the shore before growing legs and moving onto land. The #amphibians connect local food webs by transferring #energy to larger #predators.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/western-toads-lifecycle-tadpoles-oregon-lake-high-cascades-opb

#animals #babies #biology #ecology #ecosystem #forest #larvae #lifecycle #mating #metamorphosis #mountains #nature #wildlife #science #seasons #snow #spring #summer #toads #winter #womeninstem #woods #tksst #video

https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/ecuador-court-case-rights-of-the-jambato-harlequin-toad-in-pujili-canton/

#Ecuador #jambatoharlequintoad #toads #endangeredspecies #animalrights #sharegoodnewstoo

https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/ecuador-court-case-rights-of-the-jambato-harlequin-toad-in-pujili-canton/

#Ecuador #jambatoharlequintoad #toads #endangeredspecies #animalrights #sharegoodnewstoo

Oh, I found A TOAD 🐸 in my dog's drinking bowl this morning!

Very big, very beautiful. Very annoyed at being asked to leave.

The #toads out in force is how I knew it might finally rain today*

(Which it is. 15km away. All bloody missing us again!)

I'm watching the tstorms cruise past us on radar, temptingly close. But no.

Tomorrow looks like a better (wetter?) chance..

*Originally typo'd as toady. Which is not wrong.

#weather

Oh, I found A TOAD 🐸 in my dog's drinking bowl this morning!

Very big, very beautiful. Very annoyed at being asked to leave.

The #toads out in force is how I knew it might finally rain today*

(Which it is. 15km away. All bloody missing us again!)

I'm watching the tstorms cruise past us on radar, temptingly close. But no.

Tomorrow looks like a better (wetter?) chance..

*Originally typo'd as toady. Which is not wrong.

#weather

RE: https://mastodon.world/@BrianJopek/116863552543866192

Chickenshit mfers and Nazi SS wannabes. I wonder how many of them are #ICE or more likely ICE rejects.

#MAGA #USPol #tRump #toads

RE: https://mastodon.world/@BrianJopek/116863552543866192

Chickenshit mfers and Nazi SS wannabes. I wonder how many of them are #ICE or more likely ICE rejects.

#MAGA #USPol #tRump #toads

Hop-Line: 24/7 Helpline for Frogs and Toads 🐸 [Sponsored Post]

Wart’s up, froggos and toads? In this stressful 24/7 frog race world of work, hopping, ribbits, and vacant staring into the middle distance, it’s always nice to know a kindly listening frog is only a phone call away.

Whether you have Kermit-ment issues to your amphibian spouse, you’ve lost your lily pad, or you don’t see the point in hopping no more, call the Hop-Line today to resolve all your ills.

Is Your Pond a Toxic Swamp? Call Now On: 1-900-RIBB-IT

Our Hop-Line is staffed 24/7 by a team of 33,000 eager good Samaritan volunteer frogs and toads with nothing better to do with their team than help others.

We know your pain points, for frogs have many issues in life. So hop to it, give us a call, and discuss issues such as:

• Why you always feel so slimy and gross
• Why the neighbourhood cat keeps prodding you with its paws
• The nature and being of herons
• Raising an army of 300 frog spawn and the problems they bring
• You can’t hop, won’t hop, yet want to hop

So, whether you’re a tadpole facing employment issues or a bullfrog dealing with a mass of noise complaints, you can call us NOW to deal with:

• Metamorphosis anxiety: Woken up and your tail is gone? We’re got a cream for that!
• Dietary fatigue: Bored of eating nothing but the same species? You need to switch to a new diet, carefully honed to your needs by our expert frog chefs!
• Relationship red flags: Is that other frog into you, or is he simply inflating his vocal sac to assert dominance in his bid for pond retention status? We have the answers! Ribbit!

Call us now on: 1-900-RIBB-IT. It’s COMPLETELY FREE (as opposed to partially free)!

And, of course, we know you don’t own, know how to operate, and have no concept of what a phone call is. You’re a frog/toad after all! Instead, simply rear your head to the sky and ribbit that number: 1-900-RIBB-IT.

Once we hear you, we’ll eventually send one of our experts to you destination within 12 months to 35 years later.

Testimonials From Our Happy Hop-Line Customers

“Ribbit!” Jeff the frog

“CroooOak.” John the toad

“Ribbit! Croak…” Bob the frog

“Qwark! Qwarrrrrk! Qwark.” Mike the toad

“One contacted this God-forsaken supposed ‘helpline’ for advice on the many acres of land within one’s hereditary lineage. To one’s eternal shock, all one could hear were the sounds of God-forsaken frogs croaking, ribbiting, and qwarking upon the other end of one’s receiver. Greatly dismayed, one abandoned the call and stalked off to berate one of one’s numerous and plentiful underpaid maids.” Dame Penelope Twistleton-Clad Smithson III of Dorchester

Hop-Line: 24/7 Helpline for Frogs and Toads 🐸 [Sponsored Post]

Wart’s up, froggos and toads? In this stressful 24/7 frog race world of work, hopping, ribbits, and vacant staring into the middle distance, it’s always nice to know a kindly listening frog is only a phone call away.

Whether you have Kermit-ment issues to your amphibian spouse, you’ve lost your lily pad, or you don’t see the point in hopping no more, call the Hop-Line today to resolve all your ills.

Is Your Pond a Toxic Swamp? Call Now On: 1-900-RIBB-IT

Our Hop-Line is staffed 24/7 by a team of 33,000 eager good Samaritan volunteer frogs and toads with nothing better to do with their team than help others.

We know your pain points, for frogs have many issues in life. So hop to it, give us a call, and discuss issues such as:

• Why you always feel so slimy and gross
• Why the neighbourhood cat keeps prodding you with its paws
• The nature and being of herons
• Raising an army of 300 frog spawn and the problems they bring
• You can’t hop, won’t hop, yet want to hop

So, whether you’re a tadpole facing employment issues or a bullfrog dealing with a mass of noise complaints, you can call us NOW to deal with:

• Metamorphosis anxiety: Woken up and your tail is gone? We’re got a cream for that!
• Dietary fatigue: Bored of eating nothing but the same species? You need to switch to a new diet, carefully honed to your needs by our expert frog chefs!
• Relationship red flags: Is that other frog into you, or is he simply inflating his vocal sac to assert dominance in his bid for pond retention status? We have the answers! Ribbit!

Call us now on: 1-900-RIBB-IT. It’s COMPLETELY FREE (as opposed to partially free)!

And, of course, we know you don’t own, know how to operate, and have no concept of what a phone call is. You’re a frog/toad after all! Instead, simply rear your head to the sky and ribbit that number: 1-900-RIBB-IT.

Once we hear you, we’ll eventually send one of our experts to you destination within 12 months to 35 years later.

Testimonials From Our Happy Hop-Line Customers

“Ribbit!” Jeff the frog

“CroooOak.” John the toad

“Ribbit! Croak…” Bob the frog

“Qwark! Qwarrrrrk! Qwark.” Mike the toad

“One contacted this God-forsaken supposed ‘helpline’ for advice on the many acres of land within one’s hereditary lineage. To one’s eternal shock, all one could hear were the sounds of God-forsaken frogs croaking, ribbiting, and qwarking upon the other end of one’s receiver. Greatly dismayed, one abandoned the call and stalked off to berate one of one’s numerous and plentiful underpaid maids.” Dame Penelope Twistleton-Clad Smithson III of Dorchester

Midsummer brings thousands of baby toads to Eau Claire sidewalks and gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1850175/midsummer-brings-thousands-of-baby-toads-to-eau-claire-sidewalks-and-gardens/ #BabyToads #garden #gardening #JuvenileAmericanToads #midsummer #toads

Midsummer brings thousands of baby toads to Eau Claire sidewalks and gardens https://www.allforgardening.com/1850175/midsummer-brings-thousands-of-baby-toads-to-eau-claire-sidewalks-and-gardens/ #BabyToads #garden #gardening #JuvenileAmericanToads #midsummer #toads

The 'Toad Of Death' from a 19th Century book of magic.
#toad #toads #occult #sorcery #magick

The 'Toad Of Death' from a 19th Century book of magic.
#toad #toads #occult #sorcery #magick

Froglife: Wildlife Guides And Booklets
https://www.froglife.org/wildlife-at-home/

#SolarPunkSunday #Ponds #Amphibians #Reptiles #NatureBasedLearning #Nature #BioDiversity #FrogLife #WildLife #Frogs #Toads #Newts #Snakes #Lizards

Froglife: Wildlife Guides And Booklets
https://www.froglife.org/wildlife-at-home/

#SolarPunkSunday #Ponds #Amphibians #Reptiles #NatureBasedLearning #Nature #BioDiversity #FrogLife #WildLife #Frogs #Toads #Newts #Snakes #Lizards

Toad pool

Every summer, we get quite a few toads in our garden beds.

In the middle of summer, if you go on a night walk in my neighborhood, you can find a bunch of toads hopping about the sidewalks and in the grass.

You actually have to watch where you step sometimes because you could accidentally step on a toad! 🐸

Toads help the garden

I always love it when I find toads in the garden because they help keep some of the pests away.

So far, I’ve counted five toads living in our garden—three in the front garden and two in the back patio garden.

Sometimes I will find a toad hiding near one of my fairy houses with its body halfway snug in a little mound of dirt.

Collecting rainwater

We keep a five-gallon bucket in the garden to collect rainwater. I like to water the garden with the stored rainwater, especially on really hot days.

It’s not much, but at least it’s a little something for the plants when it’s time to water them again.

Mr. Toad swimming in the rain bucket 🐸💦

Mj (24) found one of the toads swimming in our rainwater bucket.

It was such a funny surprise. At first, we thought the toad was in distress, but he was perfectly fine. 🐸😆

Although I do think maybe it was hard for the toad to hop out since the bucket was a little deep for him.

But then again, I don’t know if toads can jump that high. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I gently scooped the toad out of the rain bucket and safely placed him back in the garden.

Making a toad pool

So, Zaya (5) had an idea to make the toads a toad pool in the garden.

We repurposed a small, clear storage box, and Zaya collected rocks, sticks, and leaves to put in the box. Then, she filled it up with a little water.

We haven’t seen any toads chilling in the toad pool yet 😂, but I did see a couple of Sparrows take some sips of water from the box. 🐦

I like to imagine maybe at night when we’re sleeping, a toad hops in the pool for a quick dip. 🐸😄

Next week, we’re supposed to have excessive heat in the high 90s. 🥵 Perhaps Zaya’s little toad pool can be helpful for our garden toads…and the birds.

💜 XO

Low energy day, so let’s make pancakes!

Just a chill day of low-energy activities.

New blooms in the garden

The garden is showing signs of new life.

New herb plant shelves

My husband built the cutest herb plant shelves for our patio garden. 😍🪴

Toad pool

Every summer, we get quite a few toads in our garden beds.

In the middle of summer, if you go on a night walk in my neighborhood, you can find a bunch of toads hopping about the sidewalks and in the grass.

You actually have to watch where you step sometimes because you could accidentally step on a toad! 🐸

Toads help the garden

I always love it when I find toads in the garden because they help keep some of the pests away.

So far, I’ve counted five toads living in our garden—three in the front garden and two in the back patio garden.

Sometimes I will find a toad hiding near one of my fairy houses with its body halfway snug in a little mound of dirt.

Collecting rainwater

We keep a five-gallon bucket in the garden to collect rainwater. I like to water the garden with the stored rainwater, especially on really hot days.

It’s not much, but at least it’s a little something for the plants when it’s time to water them again.

Mr. Toad swimming in the rain bucket 🐸💦

Mj (24) found one of the toads swimming in our rainwater bucket.

It was such a funny surprise. At first, we thought the toad was in distress, but he was perfectly fine. 🐸😆

Although I do think maybe it was hard for the toad to hop out since the bucket was a little deep for him.

But then again, I don’t know if toads can jump that high. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I gently scooped the toad out of the rain bucket and safely placed him back in the garden.

Making a toad pool

So, Zaya (5) had an idea to make the toads a toad pool in the garden.

We repurposed a small, clear storage box, and Zaya collected rocks, sticks, and leaves to put in the box. Then, she filled it up with a little water.

We haven’t seen any toads chilling in the toad pool yet 😂, but I did see a couple of Sparrows take some sips of water from the box. 🐦

I like to imagine maybe at night when we’re sleeping, a toad hops in the pool for a quick dip. 🐸😄

Next week, we’re supposed to have excessive heat in the high 90s. 🥵 Perhaps Zaya’s little toad pool can be helpful for our garden toads…and the birds.

💜 XO

Low energy day, so let’s make pancakes!

Just a chill day of low-energy activities.

New blooms in the garden

The garden is showing signs of new life.

New herb plant shelves

My husband built the cutest herb plant shelves for our patio garden. 😍🪴

#puns #toads

#puns #toads

This photo was too blurry for Pixelfed imo, but I spotted a toad on a walk and wanted to share it.

#toads #naturephotography #amphibians #chattanooga #TN #Tennessee #photography #inaturalist

This photo was too blurry for Pixelfed imo, but I spotted a toad on a walk and wanted to share it.

#toads #naturephotography #amphibians #chattanooga #TN #Tennessee #photography #inaturalist

Am having an argument with a female blackbird... it plunders my strawberries sneaking
i under
the net! Which being old has some gaps.

Feels like it waits for me to show up , gets in through a hole and pecks away, as I approach it goes in and exits by another hole... grrr...

Maybe does it for fun as I left a few plants outside and she just won't have them...

Had one hour trimming session under rain and wind, going carefully around marsh lillies and marsh orchids, and not very close to the ground to avoid chopping frogs and toads.

Yesterday heard, clearly, a toad. In aa few days I'll trim it some more.
#allotment #photography #blackbird #frogs #toads #environment #nature #flowers #orchid #lilly

Am having an argument with a female blackbird... it plunders my strawberries sneaking
i under
the net! Which being old has some gaps.

Feels like it waits for me to show up , gets in through a hole and pecks away, as I approach it goes in and exits by another hole... grrr...

Maybe does it for fun as I left a few plants outside and she just won't have them...

Had one hour trimming session under rain and wind, going carefully around marsh lillies and marsh orchids, and not very close to the ground to avoid chopping frogs and toads.

Yesterday heard, clearly, a toad. In aa few days I'll trim it some more.
#allotment #photography #blackbird #frogs #toads #environment #nature #flowers #orchid #lilly

My partner and I have started to settle in to our new living situation, which means that I can start posting more regularly and putting more time into #math research again. Nature is being good to us. Check out this toad I found.

#mathematics #nature #solarpunk #toad #toads #toadsofmastodon

My partner and I have started to settle in to our new living situation, which means that I can start posting more regularly and putting more time into #math research again. Nature is being good to us. Check out this toad I found.

#mathematics #nature #solarpunk #toad #toads #toadsofmastodon

"Come out, quick! Your car is being toad."

"My car is frog, and consequently cannot be toad."

#toads #frogs #cars

A Photographer In Canada Found A Toad With Eyes In Its Mouth, And Scientists Were Baffled

https://www.thetravel.com/photo-of-toad-with-eyes-in-mouth-found-in-canada/

#science #biology #frogs #toads #amphibians

A Photographer In Canada Found A Toad With Eyes In Its Mouth, And Scientists Were Baffled

https://www.thetravel.com/photo-of-toad-with-eyes-in-mouth-found-in-canada/

#science #biology #frogs #toads #amphibians

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