Carol DM
Continuing with my series of many of the Rainforest animals.
If you missed the last post of the series you can see it here:
Animals of the Rainforest ~ #7 SCARLET MACAW
8. Poison dart frogs are known for their beautiful colors, and amphibians that have toxic skin secretions tend to have bright warning colors or patterns.
The poison dart frog uses its color to warn predators of the toxic venom the lies within its skin. Indigenous cultures often use this frog’s poison to coat the tip of blow darts used for hunting.
Poison frogs in general can live for over ten years in human care. The tri-colored poison frog should be able to live from 12 to 20 years. However, the destruction of rainforest habitat by fires and by humans for farmland has contributed to the decreasing numbers of these frogs in the wild.
Unfortunately, the illegal pet trade has also affected their existence. Finally, like many other species of frog and amphibian, these species faces the potentially devastating effects of the chytrid fungus.
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POISON DART FROG ~ Cool from a distance, right?
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Yes
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No
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This shows us what beauties nature creates.
when I was little I thought they shot the entire frog.
Funny today Doc, thanks for the smiles. 🙂
always happy to share smiles
We all need more humor in our lives.
that is why I am still here – i am the good humor man. Oh wait, that’s ice cream.
Just watching these creatures makes you stand in awe of the creator.
You re right Dawn, and so much more to learn.
A very colorful and dangerous frog. I’ve read something about her before.
Yes and he is very tiny as well.
It seems to me a child would run toward these colors. They are very bright.
They re very small and usually in the rainforest, hopefully away from children. The color is to keep any predators.
I would love to see them if they were safely away from me!
Very colorful and interesting creatures but from a distance, as you said. Always learning a lot from your posts!
Thank you for your support Ellie. I love reading about nature, so much to learn.