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Cane Toads Attracted To "Disco" Lights

Researchers looking for ways to eradicate toxic cane toads have found a way to trap them using ultra-violet "disco" lights,

Introduced from Hawaii in 1935, the pests are now an environmental menace, spreading in the millions across Australia's tropical north. Cane toads, some as big as dinner plates, can even kill crocodiles and wild dogs with their hallucinogenic venom.