Poison-Dart Frog

The beauty of the golden poison dart frog is beyond doubt. The frog's body and limbs are golden yellow, with lemon yellow being the most dazzling and prominent. The entire body is no more than 5 cm, only the size of two fingers, but its beautiful appearance is unforgettable, super sexy and extremely charming. However, the venom hidden on its back is enough to kill any animal. There are many glands in the skin of the poison dart frog, which can both lubricate the skin and protect itself. The poison of the poison dart frog is very strong, the best among all poison frogs.

Distributed in tropical rain forests in Brazil, Guyana, Chile, etc.

The Latin name of the golden poison dart frog is Poison-Dart Frog. The English name of this frog comes from the blow darts of the Ambila people in Colombia. The Ambila people often add venom before hunting with darts. It is the strongest poison dart frog.

After a series of complex studies, people found out that this frog poison substance is a steroidal toxin that can destroy the normal activities of the nervous system. Its main form of action is: when the arrow poison is used inside or outside the axon, it can cause irreversible depolarization of the axon, reduce the amplitude of the potential action, hinder the ion exchange in the animal body, and make the nerve cell membrane a poor conductor of nerve impulses. In this way, the instructions issued by the nerve center cannot reach the tissues and organs normally, and eventually cause the heart to stop beating, and there is no effective emergency measure. However, the venom of the poison dart frog can only work through human blood. If the finger is not scratched, the venom can only cause a rash on the finger at most, but will not kill people. The smart Indians understand this truth. When they catch poison dart frogs, they always wrap their hands with leaves to avoid poisoning.

Indians used the venom of poison dart frogs to smear their arrows and javelins a long time ago. They stabbed the frog to death with a sharp needle, and then put it on the fire to dry. When the frog was heated, the poisonous juice oozed out from the gland. Then they rubbed the frog back and forth with an arrow, and the poisonous arrow was made. The poisonous juice of a poisonous frog can be used to smear fifty darts and arrows. Shooting wild animals with such poisonous arrows can kill the prey immediately.

Poison dart frogs have a special male-feeding behavior. The female adults of this frog are larger than the male adults, but they do not feed their offspring. Mating between males and females often occurs near pineapple plants living on fallen trees. This is not because poison dart frogs appreciate the beauty of flowers, but because the whorled leaves of these plants construct a small "pond" that provides a place for frog eggs to develop. After mating, the female frog lays eggs in a place with accumulated water and then quietly leaves. Only the male frog patiently takes care of the offspring. Once the eggs develop into tadpoles, the male frog carries the tadpoles to different places with appropriate amount of accumulated water. Because tadpoles are carnivorous, two tadpoles will kill each other.

After Columbus discovered the New World, "civilized people" broke into the world of poison dart frogs and brought them to the city as pets. The tragedy is that poison dart frogs are extremely fragile and have strict requirements on food and the temperature and humidity of the living environment. Therefore, once they are taken out of the rainforest, it means the end of the world. Poison dart frogs are increasingly threatened by humans.

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