BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Toxic toads ‘threaten disaster’
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Toxic toads ‘threaten disaster’
The toxic cane toad in Australia is evolving into an “eco-nightmare” capable of covering huge distances, a study in the journal Nature reports.
They were first introduced to Queensland from South America in 1935, in an attempt to wipe out cane beetles, a pest that was destroying sugar crops in north-east Australia at the time
When harassed they secrete poison carried in two sacs behind the head which is lethal to a potential predator within minutes of being ingested.

