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The weirdest toad reproduction video you’ll see all day

Meet the Surinam Toad, a five-inch-long amphibian that lives in South America. Once the female toad's eggs are fertilized by the male, they embed in her back, which transforms into a honeycomb-like lattice. Once the tadpoles fully mature, they make their escape. This is when the horror begins.

[Via Neatorama. Hat tip to Marilyn Terrell.]

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