The common toad, with the delightful name of Bufo bufo, is less shiny than the frog but, as you can see here, it can be equally fast and hoppy. This one was caught in my raspberry netting but couldn't wait around.
While I was getting my phone camera ready I was holding him in my hand and as usual he squirted out some unpleasant liquid from warts on his back. This is an attempt to discourage predators and can be quite toxic to, for example, a dog if it catches a toad in its mouth.
Toads eat ants, beetles, slugs, snails and spiders.
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