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They eat small bugs, their bright colour indicates to larger animals that they are poisonous which is the frogs defence

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Does the poison dart frog prey on others animals?

their favorite meal is the fire ant wich it's content makes them develop the poison in their skin. In captivity when not fed the fire ants, the poison dart frog becomes poinsonless.


How do poison dart frogs kill its prey?

By harbinating for a couple of years


How does the poison dart frog depend on the rainforest to live?

food shelter water prey exerzizing


How does a poison dart frog eat?

All frogs consume its prey by flipping out its tongue and with its sticky substance, it makes its prey stick to its body.


Is a poison dart frog a consumer or a producer?

A poison dart frog is a consumer. It feeds on smaller organisms, such as insects, to obtain energy and nutrients. As an amphibian, it plays a role in the food web by acting as both a predator and prey within its ecosystem.


How do poison dart frogs transfer poison to prey?

They don't poison their prey. They have the poison on their skin to keep predators from eating them. They eat small insects like fruit flies and they don't need poison to kill those.


Is a dart frog a prey?

its a predator


Are golden poison dart frogs hunted for food?

no it is not but it is used to put on the end of the arrows to kill prey


What is a poison dart frogs tongue used for?

Natives of South America used the toxins secreted by the frog, which are some of the most toxic biotoxins found, to coat the heads of their arrows. This ensured a quick kill even with a non-lethal wound.


Which animal is Venomous apoison dart frog or scorpion or African toad?

The poison dart frog is the most venomous among the three, as it secretes potent toxins through its skin that can be lethal to predators. While scorpions possess venom used to subdue prey and defend themselves, their venom is generally less harmful to humans compared to that of the poison dart frog. The African toad, while it can secrete toxins, is not considered truly venomous in the same sense as the other two. Thus, the poison dart frog is the most venomous of the three.


How does a Strawberry poison dart frog survive?

They don't.When the poison dart frogs get startled they secrete a poison from their skin.So anything and anyone touching the frog will get the frog's poison on their skin, where it can cause anything from mild swelling and discomfort to death.Thus, anything that ingests the frog will die.


Who are the prey of poison dart frogs?

Humans