tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post4094610129033911099..comments2024-03-09T16:04:59.378+00:00Comments on Calderdale Wildlife: Toads of Todmorden - Steve CummingsBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11118262782035356905noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945686662242865677.post-41553102528532328892012-03-06T19:17:16.001+00:002012-03-06T19:17:16.001+00:00I think to say they wait to hitch ride, though an ...I think to say they wait to hitch ride, though an amusing idea, is not right. The males are driven by their hormones to mate, and the urge to grip on the females back (amplexus) is about this, not being lazy.<br /><br />One male I moved the other night from the road mistook my fingers for a female and gripped on tight! Had to pull him off with my other hand. First time this has happened to me with 1000s of toads over the years.<br />They sometimes grip onto fish in ornamental ponds.Steve Blacksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795912451617499115noreply@blogger.com