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TOXIC TOADS
In 1935, an Australian entomologist shipped 102 cane toads from Hawaii to fight crop beetles; 2,400 were released before anyone tested the planAustralian scientists introduced toxic cane toads to control sugar cane pests in 1935. These toads failed to eat the target beetles and spr...- In 2010, Australian scientists fed native predators toad sausages spiked with a nausea drug so they would learn to avoid deadly cane toads: a trick now used to train quolls before toads arriveBaby quolls learned to avoid toxic cane toads after experiencing nausea from a special snack. This conservation method helps protect the en...
- The world of fireflies: Unraveling the secrets of their bioluminescenceThe firefly, a bioluminescent beetle, has caught the attention of entomologists seeking to understand the diversity and ecology of this fas...
- Cobra mom escapes fire, but babies may dieThe terrified cobra, rescued by Nikhil Sanger of the Wildlife Conservation Society, from the newly-built Ramnagar colony, was pulled out fr...
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