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BY ADRIANA BRASILEIRO
JUNE 03, 2020 06:00 AM , UPDATED 29 MINUTES AGO
Who can I call to get rid of these monsters??? Im dying over here and I have 3 dogs!
The distressed plea for help was posted late last month by Ohilda Gilbert, a real estate agent, on a Facebook group of South Florida moms. A photo of a fat, warty cane toad next to a pool pump illustrated her post and fired up a conversation with over 200 comments about the dreaded amphibians.
The yellowish brown cane toads, also known as bufo, marine or giant toads, are making an appearance in South Florida after the recent heavy rains stirred them up from their burrows and gave them plenty of water to breed in. If summer turns out to be wetter than normal, as forecasts are predicting, tadpoles will have better chances of survival, potentially creating a population boom for the largest toad found in Florida a big concern for many dog owners.
As long as there is water for them to breed in, the cane toads will thrive, said William Kern, an associate professor at the University of Florida who specializes in urban pest management. They will be out above the surface, foraging and breeding. People are probably seeing more of them now.
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"...and the last thing he heard was a guttural 'ribbet'." 🐸
Shell_Seas
(3,333 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)1. Water to Blood: Ex. 7:1424 (Check: turkeys-lake-meke-dries-up-water-turns-red)
2. Frogs: Ex. 7:258:15 (Check)
3. Lice or gnats: Ex. 8:16-19 (Check: gnats in Baton Rouge)
4. Wild animals or flies: Ex. 8:20-32 (Murder Hornets)
5. Pestilence of livestock: Ex. 9:17
6. Boils: Ex. 9:812 (Bill "Boils" Barr)
7. Thunderstorm of hail and fire: Ex. 9:1335 (Australian fires, also hurricane season is predicted to be bad)
8. Locusts: Ex. 10:120 (Check: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-51618188)
9. Darkness for three days: Ex. 10:2129 (It's been 1200 days so far)
10. Death of firstborn: Ex. 11:112:36 (Donald Jr?)
https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/1282131/bible-locust-coronavirus-covid19-plague-egypt-end-times-book-exodus-jesus-christ-god-spt
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)As for boils, I believe William Barr might qualify.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Edited to fix.
Shell_Seas
(3,333 posts)2. Frogs (Yes, I know you said check)
7. Locusts https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-51618188
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Edited to add!
Shell_Seas
(3,333 posts)Was that 7?
So, Australian fires don't count?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)DBoon
(22,364 posts)2naSalit
(86,591 posts)Shell_Seas
(3,333 posts)Does this count for #1?
https://www.dailysabah.com/life/environment/turkeys-lake-meke-dries-up-water-turns-red
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Shell_Seas
(3,333 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)Some would contend that's the worst one and it probably sickens or kills more people than all others.
KY........
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Republicans are boils on the anuses of humanity.
dawg
(10,624 posts)Lars39
(26,109 posts)Celerity
(43,349 posts)riversedge
(70,208 posts)ugly toads IMHO
Giant cane toads can kill pets. Learn how to identify them
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article243206016.html
JHB
(37,160 posts)Initech
(100,068 posts)And yes I am aware that these would all make awesome band names!
marmar
(77,080 posts)fleur-de-lisa
(14,624 posts)We've already had:
1-Coronavirus
2-Murder Hornets
So is this number 3? Did I forget any?
Remember, there were 10 plagues before Pharaoh finally let Gods people go:
1-Blood
2-Frogs
3-Lice or Gnats
4-Flies
5-Death of Livestock
6-Boils
7-Hail
8-Locusts
9-Darkness
10-Death of every firstborn son
How many more TrumPlagues until we will be free of Dumpus?
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)...will be held there.
SideStep
(93 posts)I think Trump was having the convention show-down now because very few Governors would be willing to give free reign, at this point in time. DeSantis has been vary loyal to Trump and is one of the few people Trump seems to like. I believe all of this is simply Trump trying to get the convention to Florida to pay DeSantis back for his loyalty.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)Money draws them out of the swamps.
KY..........
eShirl
(18,490 posts)SideStep
(93 posts)Hekate
(90,674 posts)...dried out bufos that didnt have the brains to figure out traffic. But there were always more, trilling in the night. Millions more. Mom had a little koi pond, and periodically would strain out the toad eggs and tadpoles.
And yes they certainly are toxic to pets and wildlife that eat them.
I was amused that a member of the species had a roadside cameo in Lilo and Stitch.