This article contains an interesting story, believable and not so related to one of the most amazing, amazing creatures that inhabit our planet.And this creature - a poisonous cane toad, a toad is the largest of the Earth.
in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden were stolen from a pet store exotic amphibian.Police suspect that the three poisonous toads were stolen by local drug addict.Why do these amphibians addict?
Police who were involved in the capture of a criminal, suggested that, apparently, the addict is going to lick the poisonous toads ... !!!After all, it turns out, a poison that identifies marine toad and cane toad, contains bufotenin hallucinogen that can cause euphoria and intoxication.
How true suspicions of police, yet it is not clear, since the fact of the use of poison frogs is not proven, but only expresses a theoretical assumption.Modern scientists also warn that the poison secreted by Aga can be fatal as it causes palpitations in humans.On this basis, it is desirable in general, any physical contact with the "cold-blooded" killer, even a light touch.After all, except that the cane toad is able to shoot poisonous jet in the eyes of his victim, her skin and release toxic substances.
Not for nothing did the Colombian Choco Indians has been developed at the time the whole system "yadodoeniya" toad yeah.Its thrust in bamboo tube and hung over an open fire, after putting down ceramic plates.
After a while angry cane toad, trying to "punish" offenders, began spitting venom yellow.However, the jet fell only on the tube wall, gradually draining him yadosbornik.Indians smeared poison extracted tips of their arrows, turning them into terrible murder weapon.Even the smallest scratches inflicted by such weapons threatened the wounded died.
And More information reached us that the cane toad - she's a poisonous cane toad - in ancient times was the attribute's undeniable rituals.Again, it is assumed that its poison Mayan priests used to introduce ourselves as a trance, and spectators and participants of the ritual performances.
Finally interesting message regarding this poisonous amphibian comes from Australia.Media reported that the cane toad, which was brought to the continent seventy years ago, so that she has helped to reduce the number of insect pests, it quickly spread to Australia.Today it is a poisonous amphibian causes enormous harm the local ecology.
Firstly, from her suffering people, and pets.After all, even accidentally fallen into the soup a little tadpole or more eggs of the amphibians can lead to poisoning the whole family!
Secondly, does damage populations of the living creatures that feed on frogs, its caviar, and tadpoles - they are dying in large numbers.
Third, the cane toad has incalculable harm to beekeepers, apiary and destroying bees ravaging hives and poultry farmers by eating chicks.
Fourth, it is insatiable creature becomes a competitor for all insectivores and animals that feed on small rodents.
Fifth, the toad is a carrier of many diseases, as narimer, salmonellosis, handing them fish, frogs.
stop the process of environmental degradation in Australia almost impossible.Indeed, one toad lays the year more than 30 000 eggs!In addition, natural selection was the fact that the population of poisonous toads today is dominated by the most high-speed and large individuals.Thanks to these features with great speed they learn more and more in Australia, expanding habitat.
're just conclude by saying that the biggest toad planet - this is again a poisonous cane toad.The largest specimen of this species was recognized as Prince - Steps male that weighed 2.65 kg and had a length - 53.9 cm.
