Eastern American toad - Anaxyrus americanus

by Carol Senske

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Eastern American toad - Anaxyrus americanus

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Carol Senske

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We've had every size from teeny weeny to big, fat, grandpa toads that were every bit of 3 inches long or better just in the body. Of course they are completely harmless and are even kept as pets. I don't advocate for that because the terrariums must be kept immaculate if the toads are to be healthy.

This toad was sitting in a small pool of rainwater in a depression in a rock near our vegetable garden. See the lovely algae.

The eggs are laid in a reliable pool of water and hatch in a week or two. The little ones are tiny and black and swim in schools. They have also developed a "mutualistic relationship with Chlorogonium alga, which makes tadpoles develop faster than normal". That quote from the Wikipedia article linked below.

They eat spiders, bugs, worms, slugs (what else eats slugs, may I ask!) - all the things you'd want them to eat:>) Welcome them into your yard or garden:>)

This picture was taken in Green Lane, Pennsylvania, USA, on June 1, 2014. the camera was a Canon T4i with a Tamron macro lens (90mm)>

Learn more here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_toad

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July 29th, 2014

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