Golden toad led bachelors to attack amplectant pairs and form what has been described as a "writhing masses of toad balls". During the 1977 and 1982 seasons, males outnumbered females by over 8 to 1 at breeding pools. Each toad couple produced 200–400 eggs each week for the six-week mating period, with each egg approximately 3 mm in diameter. The eggs of the golden toad, black and tan spheres, were deposited in small pools often no more than one-inch deep. Tadpoles emerged in a matter of days, but required another four or five weeks for metamorphosis. During this period, they were highly
Toad Day Out used for research, and a few have been stuffed by a taxidermist. The cane toad has been a pest since it was introduced to Australia in 1935 by farmers who hoped the toad would control the spread of the cane beetle. As of 2018, no national eradication program has been implemented due to a lack of resources and technology. Toad Day Out has been held since 2009. The event was inspired by an episode of "The Simpsons" called "Whacking Day". Toad Day Out Toad Day Out is a pest control event which takes place in Queensland, Australia on the 29