Nature is full of creatures armed with bizarre chemical defenses, and some of the most poisonous animals on Earth may be living right in your own backyard. From blister beetles that cause painful ...

Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but the toads ignore the beetles while decimating the ecosystem they were meant to protect. Instead, they became a highly ...

Invasive amphibians constitute one of the most visible and ecologically consequential groups of non-native vertebrates. Their establishment in novel regions often disrupts indigenous communities ...

In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the soil and chewed on sugarcane roots, stunting growth or killing the plants.