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| Rats beware |
Vermin appear to be somewhat of a problem down under. At Australia’s bigger and brasher answer to B & Q, I came across the eradication aisle. All the items visible in the photo are designed to eliminate or exterminate rats or mice! This includes sonic killers, electronic zappers, live catch traps and of course various very effective poisons. Further down the aisle are specialties for getting rid of a wide range of other infestations. Cane toads are a particular problem in Queensland.These big ugly things are, at six inches long, the biggest toads in the world. They were introduced to Australia as a
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| Ribbet! |
means of containing cane beetles which were plaguing the sugar cane fields in Queensland. This wasn’t a very clever idea because cane beetles live at the top of sugar canes and the cane toads are very poor climbers! However these toads are very adaptable and they have proliferated to the extent that there are now around twenty cane toads for every inhabitant of Queensland. They are quite disgusting and will happily sit in the middle of a pile of dung waiting for dung beetles to come along to be snaffled by the lurking toad.
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| Rather large aren’t they! |
