The golden frog .x

Golden Frog is considered one of the most toxic animals on Earth.
*A single specimen measuring two inches (five centimeters) has enough venom to kill ten to twenty grown men or enough to kill about 10,000 mice.
* The only natural predator of the golden poison dart frog is Leimadophis epinephelus, a snake that has developed a resistance to the frog's poison.
*These frogs have a average size equal to a common paper pin and yet can kill 2 giant elephants with their poison.

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colourful! xx

Love dart frogs x

Why are they called dart frogs Helen is this due to the posion that they carry ?

i remember reading somewhere that natives rub the tips of their spears on poison dart frogs so it does something to the prey xx

Not too sure - will have to check and yes, poison is collected to use on spears.

These amphibians are often called "dart frogs" due to the Amerindians' indigenous use of their toxic secretions to poison the tips of blowdarts. However, of over 175 species, only three have been documented as being used for this purpose (curare plants are more commonly used), and none come from the Dendrobates genus, which is characterized by the brilliant color and complex patterns of its members

Aww now you mention it i think i watch a program where they used the poison on the spears ... thankyouu Helen x