Yes, it's possible, though it is unlikely that it would happen, except for the three species of Phyllobates found in Colombia. The skin secretions of these species of poison dart frog are known to be extremely toxic, and under the right circumstances an individual can be exposed to a lethal dose of the active ingredient - an alkaloid with both cardiotoxic and neurotoxic effects.
But as for the rest of the poison dart frogs, someone would have to go out of their way to do more than get really sick from handling one of these creatures improperly. Special precautions are necessary around the animals, to be sure. It turns out that all of these frogs can be kept as pets as their toxin is not make by them but "picked up" from other things the frog eats - mainly ants and mites. Without those things in its diet, the frog gradually loses its toxicity and becomes safe to handle. Wikipedia has more information, and a link is provided.
Yes, the Poison Dart Frog can kill other frogs. This is why you shouldn't house Red Eyed Tree Frogs with Poison Dart Frogs because the Poison Frog's toxins and poison can kill a Red Eyed Tree Frog. So, yes, the PDF can kill other frogs.
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I am not an expert on this but I would think not. Poison Dart Frogs do not produce their own poison, they get it from the species of ants they eat. This means that they can ingest the toxin, they use it by secreting the poison through their skin. So logically speaking, the poison of all the frogs is the same, meaning that they cannot affect each other.
the poison in the poison dart frog can approximately kill anything.
This is not true!! Captive-bred dart frogs ARE NOT Poisonous!
they poison people
no because it cant penatrate your skin
yes but not by the poison on their skin.
yes you can squash it :)
Yes
There skin will kill you
They use their poison to kill animals that try to eat them. Poison dart frogs are highly toxic.
it so hot the poison protects the frog and poison melts off and cant protect themselves
Yes: in fact, some of the North American Indians used to dip the tips of their darts in the poison of the poison dart frog. There are different species of these frogs, and poison levels vary in their degree of potency.
You can touch all poison dart frogs and not be poisoned unless it is the Golden Dart frog. It is the only frog with poison strong enogh to penetrate the skin. The other frogs are harmless unless you have a cut or you put your hand in your mouth or any other entrance into your blood stream.
2 micrograms of poison can kill around 2,200 people. WOW!
There skin will kill you
With an average of only 10 people die by poison dart frogs every year. They eat for example: poisonous ants and they get poison and kill humans.
By harbinating for a couple of years
They would kill each other.
2 micrograms of poison can kill around 2,200 people. WOW!
They use their poison to kill animals that try to eat them. Poison dart frogs are highly toxic.
it so hot the poison protects the frog and poison melts off and cant protect themselves
no it is not but it is used to put on the end of the arrows to kill prey
Yes: in fact, some of the North American Indians used to dip the tips of their darts in the poison of the poison dart frog. There are different species of these frogs, and poison levels vary in their degree of potency.
depends on the frog. a regular tree frog wont kill it but if somehow a poison dart frog came in contact or was eaten by a moose it would kill it from the poison there are probably a bunch of differant frogs that can do that but the poison dart frog came to mind first and is the most poisones frog there is.
Poison dart frogs are highly toxic. They can kill animals that try to eat it. They have 15 - 30 color morphs, they live in rain forests, and they are carnivores. Sorry, but this is all i know.