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A plague of toads August 4, 2016

When I went out to the field yesterday afternoon, I had to use my rubber boots for the first time in several weeks. They’d been sitting against the outside of the lab with the shafts tucked into each other. When I pulled them apart, no less than seven toads jumped or fell out. When I started knocking the boots against a post, an eighth tumbled out.

My erstwhile tenants

Despite their number, they left my boots in good condition. I’ll be glad if my subletter does as well.