A South American toad species gobbles up venomous scorpions – and it’s unfazed by a dose of venom equivalent to 10 scorpion stings.

Carlos Jared and colleagues at the Butanan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, studied yellow cururu toads ( Rhinella icterica ) – named after the male’s colouration and melodious call – as they feasted on yellow scorpions ( Tityus serrulatus ).

Both species are common in Brazil, but only anecdotal observations suggested these toads prey on scorpions. This is the first study of the …