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Mister Bufo
The toad who came to visit this summer. Every hot day he sat between our office storm door and inner door, out of the sun. We named him Mr. Bufo; by autumn, he'd moved on to outdoor haunts. He (though I suspect it is a she) is a member of Bufo americanus, the common American toad, and the subset of the eastern American variety. (See the Univ. of Michigan's Animal Biodiversity Web page for a great writeup on these toads. (NOTE: If you run across these toads, or any toads, don't pick them up if you don't have to -- it upsets them, and the glands [warts] on their backs contain a mild poison that you could accidentally rub on your face or pass along to a family pet, who will not be as immune to the poison as you.)
Mister Bufo
The toad who came to visit this summer. Every hot day he sat between our office storm door and inner door, out of the sun. We named him Mr. Bufo; by autumn, he'd moved on to outdoor haunts. He (though I suspect it is a she) is a member of Bufo americanus, the common American toad, and the subset of the eastern American variety. (See the Univ. of Michigan's Animal Biodiversity Web page for a great writeup on these toads. (NOTE: If you run across these toads, or any toads, don't pick them up if you don't have to -- it upsets them, and the glands [warts] on their backs contain a mild poison that you could accidentally rub on your face or pass along to a family pet, who will not be as immune to the poison as you.)