on 6/28/02 11:56 AM, Jeff Hellige at jhellige_at_earthlink.net wrote:
>> Horned toads are on the endangered species list now, and nobody I know
>> has even seen one in ten years. As far as I know or have been able to
>> find out, there aren't any "civilization" related factors in their
>> impending extinction. Just those blasted ants.
>
> Wow...I didn't know that. I remember visits to Texas as a kid
> and seeing the horned toads all over the place. That sucks...
When my father first moved to Texas, he saw one as soon as he stepped out of
the car. He thought it was a scorpion at first. Maybe rather than the ants,
they left because they were angry with TCU for commercializing their image.
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Owen Robertson
Received on Fri Jun 28 2002 - 15:07:31 BST