Let's talk about one of the most dazzling — and dangerous — creatures in the animal kingdom: the golden poison dart frog. These tiny amphibians have incredibly toxic skin, and it packs a ...

Endangered poison dart frog gets sanctuary in Colombia. By ABC News. May 9, 2012, 3:27 PM ... Another danger to the frogs is collectors who want exotic animals.

Poison dart frogs live in rainforests, and they are some of the most poisonous animals in the world. The tiny golden dart frog has enough poison to kill 10 adult humans!

Related: The secret behind a frog's sticky tongue. The active ingredient in the toxin is a chemical called batrachotoxin. While batrachotoxin is hazardous to humans and countless other animals, ...

The color red is not just for show; it has many practical uses in nature. It can convey warnings or danger, impress a mate, ...

Apex predators may be built for offense, but prey animals like hoverflies, butterflies, scarlet king snakes, and poison dart frogs have evolved remarkable defenses, using mimicry, transformation, and ...

Poison dart frogs, colorful amphibians with skin secretions so toxic that they are used by indigenous populations to poison the tips of hunting arrows, are one of several groups of animals capable ...

Poison dart frogs, which are native to the rain forests of the Amazon, ... After four minutes, the researchers estimated each frog's metabolic rate to figure out the animal's aerobic fitness.

Newly Described Poison Dart Frog Hatched for the First Time in Captivity News Release. March 9, 2015. Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute ... “There is a real art to learning about the natural ...

The colorful markings of poison dart frogs vary depending on where the frogs live. Now, a new study using thousands of fake-frog decoys finds that these markings evolved hyper-locally, explaining ...

The strawberry poison dart frog is a unique creature for many reasons but in particular, because of its ability to morph. It can change from red bodied with blue legs to green with black spots to ...

The Golden Dart Frog, another much-sought species, went from around $150 a few years ago to $30. “We want prices to go down so much that it’s no longer profitable for traffickers to sell these ...