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![Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) seen on a rainy night in North Carolina.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wu38JnhGd5YfWnNTucFoVc-320-80.jpg)
Skin-eating fungus from Europe could invade US, decimate salamanders
By Debra Miller published
The Southern Appalachian mountains are a global biodiversity hot spot for salamanders. And now a skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate them.
![A small-banded kukri snake with its head inserted through the right side of the abdomen of an Asian black-spotted toad, in order to extract and eat the organs. Tissue of a collapsed lung (above, left), and possibly fat tissue, is covered by clear liquid that foams as it mixes with air bubbles from the lung. The upper part of the front leg is likewise covered by foaming blood, mixed with air bubbles from the collapsed lung.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HoZjBs6Lv64p3J8tyFzPG-320-80.jpg)
Snakes disembowel toads and feast on the living animal's organs one by one
By Mindy Weisberger published
For the first time, scientists have observed snakes disemboweling toads to dine on their organs.
![You really don't want to know where that beetle has been.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qr77ibX2XGEuxHfr67KdfP-320-80.jpg)
After being swallowed alive, water beetle stages 'backdoor' escape from frog's gut
By Mindy Weisberger published
An aquatic beetle species takes unusual action to escape digestion after being swallowed by frogs.
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Meet Goliath, a Massive Tadpole as Long as Your Face
By Mindy Weisberger published
A giant tadpole recently found in the wild is bigger than a can of Coke — and it's still growing.
![Hemiphractus scutatus, a South American horned tree frog, has a wide skull with a large gape that enables it to prey on vertebrates.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7F6pVwyrvJPXiQP3PJBkML-320-80.jpg)
Frogs' skulls are more bizarre (and beautiful) than you ever imagined
By Mindy Weisberger published
Remarkable images capture a wide range of spikes, spines, bumps and pits in the skulls of frogs.
![The Goliath frog belongs to the largest known frog species in the world.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6SHLGn2PGUKYhjPFZGDRDc-320-80.jpg)
World's Largest Frogs Can Move Rocks Half Their Weight ... for Their Wee Pollywogs
By Laura Geggel published
The world's largest frogs may also have the best pollywog daycare on the market.
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Wee Orange 'Pumpkin' Frogs Have Bones That Glow Through Their Skin
By Mindy Weisberger published
The frogs' glowing patterns may be a form of communication.
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Gory Photo Shows How a Mystery Predator Turned a Toad Inside Out
By Mindy Weisberger published
A nature walk near a reservoir in the U.K. recently took a gruesome turn.
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