toad

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The natterjack toad is found in just a handful of locations.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Aside from its dramatic claws, the insect's body shares similarities with modern Gelastocoridae, also called toad bugs, which are land-dwelling predators.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

At another point, a giant monitor behind the action featured Concho, the singer’s crested toad mascot.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026

Though if it had been a cane toad - one of the country's most damaging, and ugly pests - that would be another story, she said.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

She’d even joined the toad racing team and gotten stuck with the slowest, crankiest toad of the lot.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega