Toadpoles

[andyroo]

Folks,
What might eat cane toad tadpoles?
Fla people, you've got this problem- what eats the toxic eggs and tadpoles of toxic toads? SE Asia and northern south and central america have these toxic toads naturally- the predators should be (somewhat) prepared to eat them... yes?
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[Noto]

Check this out for some info on (Australian) invert predators on cane toadpoles: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3893154. Red-spotted newts, garter snakes, various turtles, and most predatory aquatic insects happily eat American and Fowler's toad tadpoles around here, but I don't know if they could handle cane toads.

By the way, the Asian populations of cane toads are introduced, mainly by sugarcane farmers.