European Spadefoot - Photo by Franco Andreone (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTruth be told, no matter what continent you are on, you probably won’t see too many of these toads.\u00a0 As we alluded to earlier, these toads spend the majority of their time underground.\u00a0 In fact, they are capable of spending weeks at a time in their sweet, underground home.\u00a0 Normally, they will come to the surface during the evening after it rains so they can find a scrumptious meal or two.\u00a0 When they make this road trip to the surface they are specifically looking for large invertebrates like snails, grasshoppers or caterpillars.\u00a0 Although, when they are young they prefer to feed on vegetation (probably a lot easier to catch than a grasshopper).<\/p>\n
Well, I think we have dug up a enough facts on the Spadefoot Toad so let’s call it a day.\u00a0 Will I see you tomorrow?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Considering I spent most of yesterday thinking it was Monday….I am really surprised that it is already Wednesday.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, it is a pleasant surprise but I still can’t believe it.\u00a0 Since I feel like I have had my head buried in the sand lately, I figured we should learn about an animal that actually buries their head in the sand.\u00a0 Actually, they bury their entire body but my point still applies.\u00a0 Of course, I am talking about a little amphibian called the Spadefoot Toad.\u00a0 Any guesses why it is called the Spadefoot? Come on, I am sure <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[1848,348,1849,4025,1847,1850,229],"yoast_head":"\n
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