SIXTY-SIX WORMS A SECOND.
There is a Spanish toad at the London Zoo which, if it were able to keep it ug, could, eat 4000 meals a minute. When an ordinary meal worm was placed in the vicinity of the, toad, the worm vanished into thin air, although there was no visible movement on the part of the toad. A slow-motion camera was used in an attempt to solve the problem. The toad obliged with its act, and a film was taken at the rate of l-500th **f a second for each exposure. When the film was developed nothing was found that differed from the view obtained by the. naked eye. Another film was taken, this time at three times the speed. Then it was seen that' the meal worm disappeared on the toad's tongue. The toad's movement was so quick that it could devour about 66 worms a second.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3233, 3 July 1928, Page 7
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150SIXTY-SIX WORMS A SECOND. Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 3233, 3 July 1928, Page 7
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