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Dwarf American Toad

Bufo americanus charlesmithi

Photo by Jack Settle
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Field Notes

Description:

If you look closely at this toad, you can see a spider on its mouth in the first and second pictures (circled in the second picture). I did not see this until afterwards.

Habitat:

Found on a gravel road out in the country at night.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Ratih Perwita S
it means most likely those toad eat the spider, but who knows..
Jack Settle
I'm not sure. I didn't notice the spider until today when I looked back through the pictures (this was last night). If I would've noticed then, I would've gotten some close-ups. I took a 7-second video of it, and it looks like half of the spider's legs were in the mouth.

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PublishedJune 15, 2013

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