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Gato Moteado

(9,922 posts) Wed Jul 19, 2023, 12:21 PM Jul 2023

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GIANT marine toad.....

...is what they used to commonly call these guys, which is weird because i never have seen one in the ocean, or even on the beach. you probably know them as cane toads. they're native here and this is a profile i shot of a large one the other day with my nikon D850 and 105 micro nikkor.

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GIANT marine toad..... (Original Post) Gato Moteado Jul 2023 OP

Oh my, it's so ugly it's cute! thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #1

they get huge Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #7

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Jul 2023 #2

I that one of them lickin' toads man? LOL n/t brewens Jul 2023 #3

no.....it's better not to lick one of these Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #8

Does it eat birds instead of flies. Chainfire Jul 2023 #4

if they can catch one....yes Gato Moteado Jul 2023 #9

What a prince! cyclonefence Jul 2023 #5

A toad the size of a cat is a bit startling. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #6

thatcrowwoman

(1,230 posts)

1. Oh my, it's so ugly it's cute!

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 12:28 PM

Jul 2023

So how big is a giant cane toad?
🕊thatcrowwoman

Gato Moteado

(9,922 posts)

7. they get huge

Reply to thatcrowwoman (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 10:25 PM

Jul 2023

i've seen them at least as big as a 16 inch softball when they are sitting on the ground.

Goonch

(3,807 posts)

2. 👇👇👇👁️👁️

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 12:29 PM

Jul 2023

brewens

(15,359 posts)

3. I that one of them lickin' toads man? LOL n/t

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 12:38 PM

Jul 2023

Gato Moteado

(9,922 posts)

8. no.....it's better not to lick one of these

Reply to brewens (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 10:26 PM

Jul 2023

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

4. Does it eat birds instead of flies.

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 01:02 PM

Jul 2023

Gato Moteado

(9,922 posts)

9. if they can catch one....yes

Reply to Chainfire (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 10:26 PM

Jul 2023

cyclonefence

(4,873 posts)

5. What a prince!

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 01:34 PM

Jul 2023

Ocelot II

(120,409 posts)

6. A toad the size of a cat is a bit startling.

Reply to Gato Moteado (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2023, 05:03 PM

Jul 2023

It's weirdly cute, though.

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