A carnivorous amphibian, the Puerto Rican crested toad feeds on a variety of arachnids and insects, including ants, beetles, crickets, and spiders. Tadpoles aren’t very picky either, and will ...

The cane toad (Rhinella marina), known as the Bufo ... Toads are toxic in all life stages, including toad eggs and tadpoles. Plus, the toad toxins seep into the water, meaning dogs can get ...

Cane toads secrete a substance called bufotoxin ... Other genetic solutions are in development. Tadpole cannibalism has inspired a team at Macquarie University to engineer “Peter Pan” tadpoles ...

The habitat of this endemic species is threatened by climate change and by some of the other problems denounced in the album ...

Cane toads are good at finding food with their sense ... and remain in their larval tadpole state as an adult. This means that axolotls retain their gills and can spend much more time in the ...

Researchers from Sydney’s Macquarie University have discovered cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads if they remain in their pre-metamorphosis state.

Young frogs and toads, after they first hatch from eggs, are called tadpoles. Over the next two weeks they change dramatically, called metamorphosis. First, tadpoles grow back legs ...

Researchers from Sydney’s Macquarie University have discovered cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads if they remain in their pre-metamorphosis state.

Revealing active behaviour that adds to our understanding of the nature of a species. Juan Jesús Gonzalez Ahumada (Spain) watches as toad tadpoles feast on a dead fledgling sparrow. Drama unfolded ...