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To: thackney
Going the way of the Texas Horned Lizard (horned toad, horny toad).

Those fellas are all but gone in central Texas, thanks to fire ants, the dogs and cats that come with development, and unknown reasons. You can still find them in the Panhandle, but in my youth if you wanted a horny toad you simply went out and got a horny toad.

7 posted on 10/06/2014 10:24:20 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (Today is National Contrarian Day. Go ahead, tell me it isn't.)
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To: Scoutmaster

My wife is convinced the Texas Horny Toad came to near extinction solely due to her older brother, bringing them home to torment her.

But I tend to agree the fire ants as their biggest problem.


9 posted on 10/06/2014 10:26:52 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
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To: Scoutmaster

Maybe the reason for their decline is that they just aren’t as horny as they used to be...


10 posted on 10/06/2014 10:27:20 AM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Scoutmaster

I have not seen one in so long I can’t remember when it was.

They were once ubiquitous. I don’t even see them in Oklahoma any more.


12 posted on 10/06/2014 10:52:10 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (There is no collateral damage.)
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Seems like I have heard that fire ants are competing against the red ants that are their main food source. Red ant mounds used to be common with a horny toad waiting nearby to eat them. Now, I hardly ever see red ants.


13 posted on 10/06/2014 11:04:31 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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