Jakandy Bennu

There is a toad living in our backyard. I didn’t see too much detail on the little guy. But it’s either a Fowler’s toad or an Eastern American toad.

Xander met him the other night. He decided that the toad needed to be in his mouth (because everything has to go in his mouth at some point). It wasn’t pretty. He dropped the toad and a flood of foam and slobber came pouring out.

Xander learned that:

The warty skin contains many glands that produce a poisonous milky fluid, providing these toads with excellent protection from many of their predators. The secretions serve as a defense mechanism for the toad; the potential irritation reduces the likelihood of the toad being handled by people and produces a bitter taste to the animals that might prey on the toad. A dog which picks up a toad will drop it and foam at the mouth but will not be hurt.

heh heh…

Luckily, SuperT was here. And she knew that he’d be ok. Cuz she’s smart like that. Xander went to see her today to get neutered. He’s not going to be happy when he gets home.

Speaking of THOSE…

Last night, we were tucking Wildcat into bed. I put some neosporin on a little cut on his foot. While I was doing that, Wildcat made a sour face.
Jake said, “Did that hurt that bad?”
With clinched teeth, Wildcat said…
“XANDER IS STANDING ON MY TWEEZLES!!!”

Tweezles?

I was wrecked.

Here’s what I know about “tweezles.” I’m dating myself. But I’ve had fun with the new use of this word. Enjoy.

From “Teddy Ruxpin: Tweeg Gets the Tweezles”

Tweeg wakes up with discolored skin, and becomes convinced he’s ill with the “Tweezles”. LB asks the Trio to help his boss, and they head for the Tower. After each of them puts forth their remedy for Tweeg, Gimmick realizes that Jack is suffering from pigmentation caused by drinking water from Rainbow Falls.