Post by account_disabled on Feb 12, 2024 0:21:12 GMT -5
The born tadpoles are exclusively released into rivers and ponds in the area. It's unlikely that the toads would do anything for the cane. The beetle larvae are too high off the ground for the pebble-sized amphibians to reach them. But Toad didn't care. They easily find other food for themselves and go on to produce millions of tadpoles. From a small patch of Queensland's coastline, they migrate north to the Cape York peninsula and south to New South Wales.
In the 1990s, they came to the Northern Territory. In 1999, they reached a place called Darwin near Botswana Email List the city of Darwin in the western part of the Northern Territory. Along the way, some strange things happened. In the early days of the invasion, 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 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.
In the 1990s, they came to the Northern Territory. In 1999, they reached a place called Darwin near Botswana Email List the city of Darwin in the western part of the Northern Territory. Along the way, some strange things happened. In the early days of the invasion, 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 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.