Golden Poison Dart Frog

http://www.jellypie.co.uk This was filmed through glass at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust on Jersey on 15th August 2010. This provides a good example of the HD quality of macro mode on the Kodak Zi6.

Interestingly captive poison frogs loose all toxicity after a few years as the source of the toxin is not the frog itself, but the food it eats in the wild. This tends to suggest that frog is just a conduit for the poison and that the most toxic life form may actually be something that the frog eats. This would also tend to suggest that the frog was subject to evolutionary pressure to become immune to poison in order to allow it eat a wide range of poisonous ants and insects. Therefore the frogs toxicity is simply a useful by product of its diet. A great example of the amazing power of evolution!

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Poison_Frog for more information on this amazing creature!

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[listojay]

is that the most dangerous venom of all other animals?

[SoftwareJellypie]

@listojay No. The poison dart frog isn't actually poisonous at all. However, it has evolved to have a digestive system that allows it to eat poisonous ants and beetles. This poison is then excreted through its skin. It's widely believed that the poisonous beetles it eats are the most poisonous creatures on Earth.

[icecremer]

Just saying, It's not venomous, It's poisonous.

I mean, It's even in the name....

[sotonindeda]

...beautiful creatures...I love frogs...

[halflifeproductionz]

i wanna lick it.

[gabackermann]

yup @xxHATESxTHExWORLDxx

[xxHATESxTHExWORLDxx]

@SoftwareJellypie So if the poisons come from other animals would a PDF bought at a pet store be something you could handle and not get sick?

[ThePeanutwarrior]

@SoftwareJellypie

I'm not sure if that's what he means.. YES the Pyllobates Terribilis is the most poisonous of dart frogs. Unlike other dart frogs, in captivity, it only looses 1/4 of it's poison. tat small part is *secreted* by natural imune system.

[petethefrogger]

@TheChrisberlad

Poison dart frogs are poisonous, not venomous.

[TheChrisberlad]

@SoftwareJellypie poison and venom are two diffrent things

[031920000]

It looks yellow to me... Of corse how would I know I'm color blind