“After the beetles were swallowed, a small explosion could be heard inside each toad, indicating that the insects were firing their defenses.” To write that li

“After the beetles were swallowed, a small explosion could be heard inside each toad, indicating that the insects were firing their defenses.” To write that line in the NYT and not accompany it with a waveform in 2018 on the web is a little disappointing. Perhaps the prose is more poignant than the practice.