Poison Dart Frog These frogs are considered one of Earths most toxic, or poisonous, species. For example, the golden poison dart frog has enough poison to kill 20,000 mice. With a range of bright colors—yellows, oranges, reds, greens, blues—they arent just big show-offs either. Those colorful designs tell potential predators, Im toxic. Dont eat me. Scientists think that poison dart frogs get their toxicity from some of the insects they eat. How do poison dart frogs capture their prey? Slurp! With a long, sticky tongue that darts out and zaps the unsuspecting bug! The frogs eat many kinds of small insects, including fruit flies, ants, termites, young crickets, and tiny beetles, which are the ones scientists think may be responsible for the frogs toxicity. Poison dart frogs live in the rain forests of Central and South America.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:56:00 +0000
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