http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceN ... 0320070328
For a really big macro subject!
Gunn, get on a plane to Darwin!
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- Mike B in OKlahoma
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Gunn, get on a plane to Darwin!
Mike Broderick
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul....My mandate includes weird bugs."
--Calvin
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Constructive critiques of my pictures, and reposts in this forum for purposes of critique are welcome
"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul....My mandate includes weird bugs."
--Calvin
- Mike B in OKlahoma
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The poison in most toads has to be ingested, or at least isn't very effective through skin contact. Hopefully the person washed their hands thoroughly after holding that monster!Ken Ramos wrote:Now wait a minute here...if this toads skin is poisonous, what can we expect of the person who is shown in the image holding the thing?
Even the skin of "normal" toads in North America is mildly poisonous, and dogs who try to bite one usually get a bit ill. See the last paragraph of this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad
And here:
http://home.earthlink.net/~w0dfi/toad.html
Mike Broderick
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Constructive critiques of my pictures, and reposts in this forum for purposes of critique are welcome
"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul....My mandate includes weird bugs."
--Calvin
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Constructive critiques of my pictures, and reposts in this forum for purposes of critique are welcome
"I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul....My mandate includes weird bugs."
--Calvin
Oh YUCK! Eating boiled toads for a cheap thrill Interesting links there Mike, never knew that about toads. I used to just pick them up and move them out of the way, when I happen to find them while out mowing the lawn, and think nothing of it. I suppose I will just prod them along with a stick the next time I run across one.