there is not known predators of Dendrobates pumilio, but anecdotal accounts of crabs and snakes are puzzling.
big animals [including humans] can smash them
big animals [including humans] can smash them
Some are mineral based (eg Arsenic) Some are gaseous (eg Carbon Monoxide) Some are plant based (eg Ricin) Some are animal based (eg poison arrow frog)
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.
NO. You cannot eat a poison dart frog. It is POISONOUS! If you eat it you will DIE. --------- First of all the question was just if you could eat a poison dart frog which you can (if you can catch it and don't mind the taste) but it would be extremely stupid as they are poisonous and some of the species (not all) even deadly. If you insist on tasting this delicateness you should find one which is born in captivity as these are not poisonous.
The dart frog feeds on insects (ants, centipedes) and occasionally spiders.The frog is food for some birds, and snakes such as Leimadophis epinephelus (aka Liophis epinephelus) which has developed resistance to its poisonous secretions.The loss of the frog's habitat to logging and farming is the major threat to its survival.
Frogs don't take a maternal or paternal role in raising their young. Some use the tadpoles as lunch.
There is some variation in size, but most poison arrow frogs are around one-cubic inch in volume. (Approximately 10 cubic centimeters.)
Because some native people kill the frogs and tip their darts with the frogs poison.
Blue Poison Dart FrogThese pint sized frogs aren't for kissing. Their backs ooze a slimy neurotoxin that is meant to keep predators away. Each frog produces enough of the toxin to kill 10 humans.
Some of them are the sea snakes that also move in the riverwater.some amphibians like poison arrow frog and the violet bodied frog and some toads are also poisonous and live in riverwater.
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.
It depends on the frog. Many live on the forest floor near wet areas such as streams, rivers or wetlands. Some also live in the forest canopy.
Spider Monkey, Toucan, Scarlet Macaw, Poison Arrow Frog, Kinkajou, Jaguarundi, Jaguar, Howler Monkey, Harpy Eagle, Bushmaster, Barred Leaf Frog, Anaconda.
The Red Eyed Tree Frog has enemies. Some of the enemies are birds, owls, large snakes, and bats. The Red Eyed Tree Frog has ways to protect itself. This frog has camouflage. This makes it so this frog is not endangered.
Some are mineral based (eg Arsenic) Some are gaseous (eg Carbon Monoxide) Some are plant based (eg Ricin) Some are animal based (eg poison arrow frog)
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Because the poison of some frogs, (poison dart frog's) poison is on the outside of the body, not the inside.
Modified poison dart frog poison taken from the skin of the poison dart frog known as tricolor produce a very powerful painkiller.Treatment for touching a wild poison dart frog is mostly supportive. There is no cure, but some antivenoms have been known to lessen the effects of the poison, at least for the less-poisonous poison dart frogs, such as Subpunctatus, Lugubris, and Flotator.