Cane Toad!

We spotted our first cane toad... it was pretty exciting. Kate thought it was dead as it froze in her headlight.

If you don't know about Cane Toads... these kinds of actions are why Australia and NZ are so worried about introduced species. The toads were introduced to Aussie to control the cane beetle, which were eating the sugar cane (grand idea?)... but with not many predators to control the cane toads, their numbers increased to 200 million...

Check it...

from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads_in_Australia

There's also a great documentary on the subject. (go to 3:00...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8p7Y4CE6uE