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 Re: horny toad
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05/09/14 12:15 AM
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Rayzor
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I used to catch them all of the time in central Texas. I used to love to put them on their back, rub their belly and watch them close their eyes.
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Re: horny toad
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05/09/14 05:21 AM
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redjet
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It looks more like a lizard than a frog.
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/09/14 09:38 AM
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Captain Break-Off
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Awesome photo, I used to catch the Texas Horned Lizards in my backyard when I was a kid. Looking at your photo sure brings back some memories. Thanks for sharing. And yes, we did call them horny toads when we were little, lol.
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/09/14 07:32 PM
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Jeezy
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I've never seen one in the wild. That's cool.
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/11/14 03:48 PM
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bush hog
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We used to catch the little ones and keep them in a matchbox. Whoops, ya'll probably never seen a matchbox either have ya.
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/11/14 04:15 PM
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The finesse guru
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lol I'd hate to step on that thing... 
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/11/14 05:22 PM
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banderapass1
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They follow the large red ants and feed on them..They have not really declined in Texas, they have moved following the red ants as the large ants relocate to other areas and moved to other states as well.The fire ants moved into the red ants areas and destroyed the red ants nest/mounds red ant eggs and red ant adults.Red ants can not survive with the fire ants so the moved out of their area ... The horned toads followed their food source so they may survive..some counties in Texas now have horned toads now when they had none in the past...some counties have seen am increase in populations in horned toads as well as red ants as they are on a constant move to stay ahead of the fire ants for survival... urban development is not helping them either.. . 
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 Re: horny toad
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05/14/14 03:58 PM
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HornedFrogBass2014
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But you know, I may be a little bit biased... Great pic though!
Fight 'em till hell freezes over, then fight 'em on the ice
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Re: horny toad
[Re: banderapass1]
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05/15/14 11:32 AM
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Pope1
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They follow the large red ants and feed on them..They have not really declined in Texas, they have moved following the red ants as the large ants relocate to other areas and moved to other states as well.The fire ants moved into the red ants areas and destroyed the red ants nest/mounds red ant eggs and red ant adults.Red ants can not survive with the fire ants so the moved out of their area ... The horned toads followed their food source so they may survive..some counties in Texas now have horned toads now when they had none in the past...some counties have seen am increase in populations in horned toads as well as red ants as they are on a constant move to stay ahead of the fire ants for survival... urban development is not helping them either.. . Please post the source of this migratory behavior discovered in lizards.
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/15/14 07:44 PM
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suprfli
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Re: horny toad
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05/16/14 02:19 AM
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Grasshopper (Frey1488)
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Lots of them in West Texas around Big Lake and Rankin. They eat Harvester ants. I see them in the oil patch almost everyday out here. Much more rare in north and east Texas nowadays
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/22/14 12:51 PM
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Skeeter man ZX225
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they are still in north texas in the Valley View area, used to see them on my 10 acres before we sold it, they were feeding on red ants that i had several mounds scattered across my property.
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Re: horny toad
[Re: mbavo]
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05/23/14 06:48 PM
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Sunup
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Anyone see any of those much larger horned toads?
We used to call them Giant horned toads.
Last edited by ChugR; 05/23/14 06:49 PM.
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