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Post by account_disabled on Oct 25, 2023 5:46:19 GMT
Along the way, some strange things happened. In the early days of the invasion, the toads spread at a rate of about kilometers per year. After decades already kilometers per year. By the time they arrive, they've sped up to miles per year. When the researchers measured the toads, they realized what was going on. These northern toads have much longer legs than the Queensland ones. And this trait is genetic. The Northern Territory News ran the story on the front page with the headline Super Toad. This article features images of Superman and Toadhead. Nightmare moible number data toads are already on our territory and now they are evolving, the newspaper wrote in a panic. Contrary to all of Darwin's assumptions, we seem to be seeing evolution in real time. Toads aren't just scary-big; they're also ugly from a human perspective: they have scrawny heads and evil grins around their mouths. But what makes these amphibians truly nightmarish is that they are venomous. If an adult aga toad is bitten or startled, it releases a milky mucus that contains a substance that stops the heart. Dogs often suffer from this poisoning, with symptoms ranging from foaming at the mouth to complete cardiac arrest. People who foolishly eat toads usually die. Previously, there were no poisonous toads in Australia; in fact, there were no toads at all. Therefore, has not learned to fear them. So the story of the Aga toad is the story of the Asian carp.
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