Poison Dart frogs
A popular poison found in nature is Poison Dart Frogs. These frogs live in rainforest habitats in Central and South America and some in the Hawaiian Islands. The name Poison Dart
Frog is a name of a group of frogs in the family dendrobatidae. The frogs are mostly bright colored and are diurnal, which means they come out during the day and sleep at night.
As usual, Poison Dart Frogs have a delivery system. The article, Poison Dart Frogs, by
Vera L. Figueiredo says “The toxins are usually stored in their skin usually eaten or absorbed by the predator therefore it is not directly injected into the bloodstream but is absorbed through the digestive system”(Figueiredo). This helps explain how you can get ahold of this poison. Another …show more content…
This demonstrates how valuable the poison is, people are risking being poisoned just to get there hand on some. In conclusion, Poison Dart Frogs are the most dangerous frogs alive.
The poison in Poison Dart Frogs have evolved throughout the years. The article, Poison
Dart Frog, by Wikipedia says “Adding to this research, a study by Santos and Cannatella (2011) went on to explain that conspicuous coloration correlated with diet specialization, body mass, aerobic capacity, and chemical defense in poison frogs. [7] Santos and Cannatella (2011) offer two evolutionary scenarios that explain these correlations. One possibility is that aposematism and aerobic capacity preceded greater resource gathering, making it easier for frogs to go out and gather the ants and mites required for diet specialization. This is counter to classical aposematic theory, which assumes toxicity from diet arises before signaling. Their second hypothesis suggests that diet specialization preceded higher aerobic capacity and that aposematism evolved in order to allow dendrobatidis to gather resources without predation”(Wikipedia).
A popular poison found in nature is Poison Dart Frogs. These frogs live in rainforest habitats in Central and South America and some in the Hawaiian Islands. The name Poison Dart
Frog is a name of a group of frogs in the family dendrobatidae. The frogs are mostly bright colored and are diurnal, which means they come out during the day and sleep at night.
As usual, Poison Dart Frogs have a delivery system. The article, Poison Dart Frogs, by
Vera L. Figueiredo says “The toxins are usually stored in their skin usually eaten or absorbed by the predator therefore it is not directly injected into the bloodstream but is absorbed through the digestive system”(Figueiredo). This helps explain how you can get ahold of this poison. Another …show more content…
This demonstrates how valuable the poison is, people are risking being poisoned just to get there hand on some. In conclusion, Poison Dart Frogs are the most dangerous frogs alive.
The poison in Poison Dart Frogs have evolved throughout the years. The article, Poison
Dart Frog, by Wikipedia says “Adding to this research, a study by Santos and Cannatella (2011) went on to explain that conspicuous coloration correlated with diet specialization, body mass, aerobic capacity, and chemical defense in poison frogs. [7] Santos and Cannatella (2011) offer two evolutionary scenarios that explain these correlations. One possibility is that aposematism and aerobic capacity preceded greater resource gathering, making it easier for frogs to go out and gather the ants and mites required for diet specialization. This is counter to classical aposematic theory, which assumes toxicity from diet arises before signaling. Their second hypothesis suggests that diet specialization preceded higher aerobic capacity and that aposematism evolved in order to allow dendrobatidis to gather resources without predation”(Wikipedia).