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Couple Frogs from a Diving trip to Costa Rica
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Kelley (Texas)
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Jim West Pa
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Again, great close ups.
I would been very tempted to try and sneak a few o' those home with me
I would been very tempted to try and sneak a few o' those home with me
Yes they will make you deathly sick through the slime they have on their skin!
Kelley (Texas)
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Jim West Pa
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There are over 40 species of Dendrobates and not all are deadly poisonous.
some of them,.particularly the blue ones are very popular in the pet world.
I can't recall which one but i believe it is either the red one or the yellow one that
is deadly even if handled.
A rule of thumb in the reptle and insect world is..the brighter the color the more poisonous.
They omit a venom from glands on thier backs when agitated.
The one that is deadly is comonly used by natives for hunting.
They will hold the frog wrapped in a leaf and extract the venom from thier back and apply it to a dart for hunting.
(hence the name, 'poison dart frog' )
This venom is so toxic that when injected into the hunters prey by means of a blow dart, it can kill the prey within seconds.
Some are no more toxic than our native bufo americanus , common toad, which also emits a 'venom' from glands on it's back.
some of them,.particularly the blue ones are very popular in the pet world.
I can't recall which one but i believe it is either the red one or the yellow one that
is deadly even if handled.
A rule of thumb in the reptle and insect world is..the brighter the color the more poisonous.
They omit a venom from glands on thier backs when agitated.
The one that is deadly is comonly used by natives for hunting.
They will hold the frog wrapped in a leaf and extract the venom from thier back and apply it to a dart for hunting.
(hence the name, 'poison dart frog' )
This venom is so toxic that when injected into the hunters prey by means of a blow dart, it can kill the prey within seconds.
Some are no more toxic than our native bufo americanus , common toad, which also emits a 'venom' from glands on it's back.