Down under, they like everything larger than life, and that includes their toads:
An environmental group said Tuesday it had captured a “monster” toad the size of a small dog. With a body the size of a football and weighing nearly 2 pounds, the toad is among the largest specimens ever captured in Australia, according to Frogwatch coordinator Graeme Sawyer.
“It’s huge, to put it mildly,” he said. “The biggest toads are usually females but this one was a rampant male … I would hate to meet his big sister.”
Sounds like the set-up for a nicely horrific ficlet. I think amphibians are vastly underrated as potential monsters, personally.
(NB: the link comes with a picture of the handsome devil. You’ll want to keep your chihuahuas away from this guy)
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