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We identified the stomach contents of 65 American Bullfrogs collected in two counties in Virginia. Both vertebrate and invertebrate prey were consumed, including a worm, mollusks, crustaceans, millipedes, centipedes, spiders, insects, a fish, amphibians, and a mammal. In an analysis of 40 of the stomachs containing food, 91 prey items were identified, a third of which were beetles. Crayfish and millipedes were other major prey, representing 27% and 15% of the total prey items, respectively. Several highly poisonous animals, including the cyanide-producing millipede, Apheloria tigana, and the tetrodotoxin-producing salamander, Notophthalmus viridescens, were found as prey. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]