They might look cute, but the toxins from a poison dart frog can be strong enough to kill several humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...
Dart frogs from the rainforests of Central and South America make their powerful poison by eating toxic bugs. Their bold colours warn predators: “Do not eat me or you will regret it.” ...
Researchers have identified a protein that may help a poison dart frog collect toxins from food and transport them to the frog’s skin, Erin Garcia de Jesús reported in “How poison dart frogs hoard ...
A study uncovers how poison-dart frogs remain resistant to large quantities of the potent toxin stored in their skin glands. The indigenous people of Central America devise blowpipe weapons by daubing ...
A newly identified protein helps poison dart frogs accumulate and store a potent toxin in their skin which they use for self-defence against predators. Scientists have identified the protein that ...
Pets Poison dart frogs invade N.C. science museum The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh will soon reopen an exhibit featuring the poison dart frog.