Australia has an overpopulation job with the cane toad , an alien species that kale husbandman introduced 75 years ago to control cuss . Researchers have discovered a new artillery to use against the toads : cat food , which lures carnivorous meat emmet .
Australian scientists have discover that the position of khat solid food next to the habitats of immature cane toads increases the likeliness of meat ants going on a murderous rampage . In an interview with the Australian Broadcast Company , investigator Rick Shine noted :
It ’s not incisively rocket science . We snuff it out and put out a little bit of true cat food in good order beside the domain where the baby salientian were coming out of the pool . The ants rapidly discovered the cat nutrient and thought it taste great .
After use up the cat food , the meat ants go on to devour nearby frog . When confronted by sum ant , 98 % of young toad are attack within two minute and 70 % of those attacked toad frog become all gobbled up . Yikes .
[ viaNew Scientist . Photo : University of Sydney . ]
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