Meet the toad bug! These bizarre, squatty bugs are truly some of the strangest and most alien looking insects around! Their perfectly camouflaged round bodies, capped with bulbous protruding eyes makes these insects look like they jumped straight from Mos Eisley Cantina! It should come as no surprise that these weirdos have an equally surprising survival strategy: they are voracious predators! Using quick jumps and a sharp piercing proboscis, these toad bugs can impale small invertebrates and sl

An EXPLODING Toad!

The long trill of American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus) is a common sound on March nights. This native toad can be found across the eastern US in woodlands, grassy fields, and roadsides. During late winter and spring, they mate in shallow, fish-free pools of water. The females then lay thousands of eggs in a pair of long, spiraling threads. If you’re old enough to know what a telephone cord looks like, the egg masses sort of look like that. 🤣 | Southern Piedmont Natural History