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Six Legged Common Toad!!!!!! |
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Posted: 01 Apr 2006 at 2:24am |
Well guys, they say if you are out there long enough you'll see something new... we tried for over 4 hours last night to catch this guy, I'm completely amazed. Has this been recorded in Bb before in the UK? I'm keeping the location quiet for now, but he was seen at a large balancing pond in Essex. Could this be the result of chemicals in road run-off? Any way we are off out to see if we can track it down again |
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Suzi
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Gemma I'm noting the date on this. Is it significant?
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I was put up to it by our 8 year old Tuddy (OK he only really had the usual number of legs) is from a local balancing pond though, we counted 63 loan males and a single pair in amplexus on Thursday night. |
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herpetologic2
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Send it to the nationals - they will print the story - like the three headed frog......he he JC |
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LOL Jon, that is why we were out this morning.. just in case the phone calls started. |
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Dan Kane
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Gemma, The extra 2 legs are caused by a type of parasite that causes frogs and toads to grow extra limbs so that the animal concerned will be less able to defend itself or protect itself, so it will be easy pickings for a heron or another bird. When the bird has eaten the poor little thing it will fly away to another pond and release the remains of the animal concerned, introducing the parasite into another body of water, so it will be able to colonise new areas of water. The parasite then will produce many eggs, which will hatch and repeat the awful process of amphibian mutating, killing, and colonising new areas. |
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Donny
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Six Legged toads, eh? I heard there's one born every minute. |
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herpetologic2
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Dan I dont think calling Gemma a parasite is very nice - its amazing what can be done with photoshop eh.....check the date!
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