Exploding toads puzzle German scientists

[WayneLigon]

What is it about Toads? ... A few years ago there the mutations here in the mid-west where they grew an extra leg or head. ... Tell us Professor X WHY!?!

As I understand it, salamanders, toads and frogs are like canaries in a coal mine with regards to environmental change because of their highly permeable skin. They'll feel changes before a lot of other organisms will. If something starts happening to the toads, then you know it's only a matter of time before it starts affecting other things as well.

 

[Shemeska]

What is it about Toads?


A few years ago there the mutations here in the mid-west where they grew an extra leg or head.

Tell us Professor X WHY!?!

The last I heard on that it was a combination of:

1) lots of press coverage when there had previously been none on the topic
2) the normal random assortment of strange mutants in the population
3) extra limbs or lack of limbs caused by a number of parasitic infections in the local amphibian population

I hadn't seen any evidence of either pollution causing it. However it's not something I follow really so other evidence may be out there that I'm just not aware of.

 

[Nifft]

What is it about Toads?

They're very susceptable to Chaos-energy, being related to Slaadi and all.

-- N

 

[Shemeska]

They're very susceptable to Chaos-energy, being related to Slaadi and all.

-- N

I suddenly want a pet frog just so I can name him Xanxost

 

[Knight Otu]

How the heck does the bird even know where a toads liver is? How strange.

That's easy - they cast detect liver.

 

[Steve Jung]

C'mon. An eagle was able to find Prometheus' liver just fine.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Now there is a plot for you: Slaadi have caught this too and are now looking for a cause and a cure...

 

[Algolei]

Those would be some pretty big crows, to peck the livers out of Slaadi.

Hmm. Do giant crows get Toughness?

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

I think they have been trying an experimental gum on the frogs. Hasn't anybody noticed the Oompa-Loompas who come to clean up the mess?

 

[Desdichado]

Hmm, according to a few google searches, liver-stealing crows might be to blame...

You didn't need to google that -- the article says it!