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Posted: 4/27/2024 5:55:16 PM EDT
Not long ago and for my entire life almost anything you flipped over in the daytime had a toad under it and every streetlight had several under it. When it rained there were so many on the streets you couldn't drive around them.
Havent seen one in a while now. Anyone else have this? |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 5:56:32 PM EDT
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I see them all the time.
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Posted: 4/27/2024 5:57:26 PM EDT
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They went gay and then extinct.
 Alex tried to warn us. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 5:57:35 PM EDT
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They must have all come to my house.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 5:58:35 PM EDT
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All I have to do is leave the porch light on. Toads everywhere...
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Posted: 4/27/2024 5:59:13 PM EDT
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Climate change made them gay and they went extinct.
A toad hopped in the back door the other day, seemed he was trying to get out of the rain. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:00:47 PM EDT
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There is a fungus that is attacking amphibians worldwide. Some amphibians are very resistant to it, so there numbers are maintaining, many aren't and they are going extinct.
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:01:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gearjammer351: They went gay and then extinct. Alex tried to warn us. Trebek? |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:03:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dropdbombnow]
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When was the last time you saw a horned toad?
They used to be everywhere . . . not anymore. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:03:29 PM EDT
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Glad you guys all still have them. I always thought they were cool even though they can lay some surprisingly big dukes on your porch.
It's just weird how they're gone now. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:04:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dropdbombnow: When was the last time you saw a horned toad? They used yo be everywhere . . . not anymore. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:06:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dropdbombnow: When was the last time you saw a horned toad? They used yo be everywhere . . . not anymore. I believe I read that fireants killed most of those out. Awesome little dinosaur looking critters. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:06:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 2thflr: They must have all come to my house. I wish, they are thick in my backyard. Now there are dozens of the baby toads and I have to be careful mowing or I commit mass murder.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:06:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gearjammer351: They went gay and then extinct. Alex tried to warn us. lol |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:08:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Windustsearch: I see those a lot too, but only in specific areas. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Windustsearch: Originally Posted By dropdbombnow: When was the last time you saw a horned toad? They used yo be everywhere . . . not anymore. I see them fairy often out at the ranch, but not so much here in the ‘burbs. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:08:08 PM EDT
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I miss them too. When I moved to North Texas they were everywhere in the spring and summer. I could go outside ands see 6 - 7 of them without even looking hard. It's been about 5 years and I almost never see them anymore.
Rabbits on the other hand are everywhere. I have no good theories on why the toads disappeared other than growth. My neighborhood is coming up on 20 years old (I've been here 18 years) and I think the residents have killed off the food the toads eat, so they've moved on. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:08:11 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:12:27 PM EDT
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All over in Northern Illinois. I find them around my house and garage area alot. But the times I see them the most is out on the road after a heavy rain.
They are all over the road and you can't help but drive over them. Food for the birds i guess. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:13:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:14:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gearjammer351: They went gay and then extinct. Alex tried to warn us. Damn it. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:14:28 PM EDT
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We had one when I lived in Mobile that would hop up the steps to our main entrance when we had the lights turned on and eat bugs. I read once that the thinning of the ozone layer has resulted in the decline in population of frogs, maybe toads?
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USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:16:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MarkMustang: I miss them too. When I moved to North Texas they were everywhere in the spring and summer. I could go outside ands see 6 - 7 of them without even looking hard. It's been about 5 years and I almost never see them anymore. Rabbits on the other hand are everywhere. I have no good theories on why the toads disappeared other than growth. My neighborhood is coming up on 20 years old (I've been here 18 years) and I think the residents have killed off the food the toads eat, so they've moved on. I just want some around because they eat everything that I hate. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:16:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FightingHellfish]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dropdbombnow: When was the last time you saw a horned toad? They used to be everywhere . . . not anymore. In Arizona and the SW, the reduced prevalence of horny toads is related to changes in the range caused by grazing patterns. Former patterns of grazing increased the number of anthills that resulted in a lot of horny toads everywhere. At least that’s what I heard from a dude that gets paid for it. And I do recall a shitload of anthills back during the fabled Golden Age of Horny Toads. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:17:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LDiablo9: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/511601/5hcx6z_jpeg-3199599.JPG 
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:18:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dunderway: Spraying for bugs would probably do it since it kills off their food source. We also have a ton of farms around here so pesticides could kill the eggs/tadpolls after it runs off. No idea really. I just want some around because they eat everything that I hate. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:19:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dogsoldier03: All over in Northern Illinois. I find them around my house and garage area alot. But the times I see them the most is out on the road after a heavy rain. They are all over the road and you can't help but drive over them. Food for the birds i guess. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:19:08 PM EDT
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Cane toads are all over the place down here.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:19:44 PM EDT
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Same here
also missing are fire flies, Monarch butterflies, and the green lizards that their tail breaks off. They used to be all over when I was a kid but now nothing |
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USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:21:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Windustsearch: Up here toads seem to do better in agricultural areas than they do otherwise. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:21:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dropdbombnow: When was the last time you saw a horned toad? They used to be everywhere . . . not anymore. But yes, they are much less common. Same with Bumble Bees and Cicada Killers. |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:23:23 PM EDT
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toads are rare around here, see one couple times a year used to be everywhere,, haven't seen a fire fly in years
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:36:51 PM EDT
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Because they are all here:
Toad Suck Daze |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:39:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tommyg52: toads are rare around here, see one couple times a year used to be everywhere,, haven't seen a fire fly in years I see a few toads in the summer and the occasional firefly here in the thumb area. I'm not from here, though, so I don't have any comparison to the past. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:41:39 PM EDT
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They're everywhere here in Arkansas.
We even have a toad themed event coming up this weekend where the kids race locally caught toads for prizes downtown. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 6:42:13 PM EDT
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I see toads every day, especially camel toads.
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 7:00:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gearjammer351: I see a few toads in the summer and the occasional firefly here in the thumb area. I'm not from here, though, so I don't have any comparison to the past. Iam up in boyne city, and when I was a kid they were everywhere, had a giant one living in my moms flower garden, at least once a summer Id hear her scream, run outside a big toad. He lived around the house for years, got really big, last time i saw him was late 80s, one years just gone, figured old age, swear he was at least 12 years old. still laugh about my mom, scared of all small creatures. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 7:11:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MedmanKS]
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We have them in our garden.
Sometimes, they’ll come in the back door and steal dog food, lol. We have a Blue Jay who does that also. Not sure who learned from whom. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 7:13:12 PM EDT
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I saw two yesterday while walking my land shark in the backyard. Had to keep him from trying to eat one. Lol
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USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:05:35 PM EDT
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They are loosing habitat and a food supply. Lots of wetlands are being developed and in the city everyone has a lawn service that applies pesticides so the bug population drops. I have noticed less bugs progressively for years as I ride almost every day in the summer.
Lucky for me in this one and only instance one neighbor is a no pesticide liberal and the other is just a red neck that doesn't care so we have some insects. We get toads, frogs and all kinds of other critters. My Rottweilers are funny as he'll with the toads. They nose them when they are still and when they hop the dogs jump back like opposing ends of magnets. The bats are what I don't see very often anymore. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:13:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dogsoldier03: All over in Northern Illinois. I find them around my house and garage area alot. But the times I see them the most is out on the road after a heavy rain. They are all over the road and you can't help but drive over them. Food for the birds i guess. Same here. We see them along our fence line, and in the back of the property near some water. They do seem fewer in number, but are still out there. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:14:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CajunMojo]
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I get loads in my little koi pond breeding in the summer. So far, they spawned me 2 batches of albinos.
I have more pics, but not in my phone.  Attached File Attached FileAlex Jones was right. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:29:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Windustsearch: I see them all the time. . Me to |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:31:56 PM EDT
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We see them all the time. But then again, we live out in the country and maintain a very natural yard that encourages healthy soil and and water. Amphibians don’t tolerate toxic environments very well.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:37:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Sleepym4]
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A lot of dark colored frogs have started to move into areas. The lighter skinned toads are moving into the country.
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:40:42 PM EDT
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Some animals like to eat them. Shunks love them. When the food source diminishes, they move on.
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:43:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CajunMojo: I get loads in my little koi pond breeding in the summer. So far, they spawned me 2 batches of albinos. I have more pics, but not in my phone. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/59505/1000000025_jpg-3199760.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/59505/1000000024_jpg-3199761.JPG Alex Jones was right. It looks more like the CBD gummies being pandered. |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:44:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By engineer61: There is a fungus that is attacking amphibians worldwide. Some amphibians are very resistant to it, so there numbers are maintaining, many aren't and they are going extinct. Hmmm, and all this time I thought it was because the Buckeyes married 'em all. 
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:47:00 PM EDT
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Remember those “funny” Bud Light commercials in the 00’s?
Yeah, those toads all died from alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis. Not so funny now, huh? |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:47:40 PM EDT
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I see lots at my house, I usually get a big one that hangs out in my garage in the summer. Pretty sure it steals my tools especially my 10mm sockets
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:49:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CajunMojo: I get loads in my little koi pond breeding in the summer. So far, they spawned me 2 batches of albinos. I have more pics, but not in my phone. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/59505/1000000025_jpg-3199760.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/59505/1000000024_jpg-3199761.JPG Alex Jones was right. That is pretty cool! |
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Posted: 4/27/2024 8:51:12 PM EDT
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Toad baseball was a thing
I admit I partook May they rest in peace |
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