Years ago, just a hair before COVID became a way of life, headlines crowed about Nessie being a giant eel based upon a DNA survey of Loch Ness. Eels are a reasonable explanation, but reconciling eels with eyewitness reports of colossal nessie proves difficult per Floe Foxon's non-peer-reviewed submission to bioRxiv. Exactly how big can Anguilla anguilla grow? Karl Shuker would know and he'd probably go on to argue that Nessie was a giant frog too. He's all about anurans considering his latest essay taking him On The Road For Giant Toads through Australia, South America, Red China, and all points inbetween. While toads are fairly pedestrian, these specimens are far from ordinary and ought to urge caution next time you're milling about along that old creek. (CS)-- Delivered by Feed43 serviceTHE ANOMALIST