Common toads are largely nocturnal. They are found in ponds only in the breeding season; during the rest of the year, they live solitary on dry land. Common toads have a broad diet, feeding on a huge range of prey small enough to swallow, including insects, spiders, earwigs, earthworms, snails, and slugs. They feed only on land and use a ‘sit-and-wait’ style of hunting. In between forays for food, toads return to their hideaways, usually shallow excavated burrows.
