FOOD: Ants, mosquitoes, cut worms,
moths, earthworms,
other insects
PREDATORS: Snakes, humans
HABITAT: Moist forests, near ponds and lakes
DESCRIPTION
You can tell the toad from its cousin the frog by
its dry, bumpy skin.
When a toad grows too large for its skin it has an
unusual way of removing it. The skin splits, the toad wiggles out, and pulls the skin from
its fingers and toes. The toad then eats its old skin.
The toad has excellent protection from predators.
It makes a nasty tasting poison which discourages hungry animals from eating it.
Humans often kill toads by accident by running them
over.
Central and eastern North
