Cane Toads

Cane Toads is an invasive species in Australia, which were brought from Hawaii to help their crops from the cane grubs. In 1935 Australia was introduced to the cane toads to control the destructive of the cane beetle population.  It turned out to be a failure. The cane toads were successful at reproducing and spreading themselves among the population.

The cane toads grew well into millions that cover thousands of square miles in Australia which now are considered as pest s. Their numbers are manageable in their natural habitat but survive in Australia because of fewer natural predators, breed easily and have plenty of food.
Cane Toads are not known as harmful but carry a mix of toxins that primarily affects the functioning of the heart. This venom is a milky liquid from a gland located over the toads shoulder. However it can be painful but humans rarely die from it.

 

I had to blog this because just knowing how a species can be introduced for good and fails, and after it has taken over the environment it is hard for the citizens to get rid of theses now known as pests amphibians.






Animals Nat Geo Wild. Retrieved July 19, 2011 from.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/cane-toad/