Monsoon rains not only cool the air and bathe the desert. They also set the stage for a loud and lusty burst of amphibian amour.
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TUCSON – Most of Southern Arizona is glad to see all this rain, showering our crops and rehydrating our desert. For our pets however, the monsoon can be dangerous.
SYDNEY: A new miniature frog species has been identified in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, proving that the area is not as poor in biodiversity as thought.
Anyone who has experienced the joys of clubbing knows that you can’t really talk to people. The constant noise makes it impossible to hear anything more complex than “drink”, “dance”, “fight” or “screw” – although to be fair those are about the only behaviours open to you.
A species of tiny toads, which quickly became extinct in the wild after it was discovered in Tanzania, is thriving in a laboratory at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).
Meat ants also known as meat-eater ants or gravel ants, are a species of ant belonging to the Iridomyrmex genus. Meat Ants are quite the large ants, with long legs and large head. Their abdomen is black in colour with dark red head. Their nest is in soil on ground. Meat Ants are general predators [...]
Generally speaking, we live in a society where “bigger is better.” We have the biggest houses, have the biggest televisions, drive the biggest vehicles, and drink the largest drinks. However, there is a species of toad that thrives here in West Texas that bucks that trend.
Network Rail is spending a total of £533,000 replacing a 100-year-old wooden deck on the Pool Viaduct over the Duddon Estuary in Kirkby. The viaduct was first built in 1848 and was reconstructed to its current form in 1912.
Darwin Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer says a Federal Government “threat abatement plan” to manage cane toads is missing key elements to tackle the introduced pests.
HOUSTON, July 13 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) said it had begun preliminary work to replace the pipeline that ruptured and spilled an estimated 1,000 barrels of oil into the Yellowstone River in Montana two weeks ago.
After months of scouring remote forests in Borneo, researchers spotted three rainbow toads up a tree, snapping the first-ever photographs of this elusive amphibian species that hadn’t been seen for 87 years, scientists announced today (July 13).
LAKELAND | Mary Ann Lethbridge’s morning rituals include letting her four poodles roam about her yard.
“They love to go out and play,” said the 56-year-old pet owner. “I call it the play pen for doggies.”
Como Park Zoo released its most critically endangered amphibian – the Wyoming toad – back into the wild Thursday.
In an effort to preserve the rare toad, the St. Paul zoo placed more than 1,300 tadpoles in oxygenated water Wednesday and shipped them overnight to be
For the fourth straight year, the Fraser Valley Conservancy (FVC) is working to help Western Toads to safety in the Ryder Lake area.
Council agreed to road closures in the area in late July during the toad migration, something that has been supported by most in the community but has had its
In their relentless invasion of Australia, poisonous cane toads often hop along roads, where their flattened, desiccated husks are a familiar sight during the long dry season. Nobody gave much thought to the fate of the little mummies’ toxic compounds—months baking in the sun should render them harmless,
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