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The truth about… poison dart frogs There are more than 250 species of poison dart frogs living in the forests of South and Central America. The frogs produce the distasteful secretions to try and deter predators from eating them. Some toxins are more powerful than others. Poison dart frogs hunt various small invertebrates to feed on, including flies, ants, beetles, spiders, mites, caterpillars and maggots. They are diurnal which means they feed during the day and sleep at night. G Garcia K S P o r r in g Living in the forests, these frogs spend more time on the ground and in the trees than they do in the water, so they have wide, flattened toes to help them grip instead of webbed feet. Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… native Indians use the native Indians use the native Indians use the native Indians use the toxin from certain toxin from certain toxin from certain toxin from certain frogs’ on their darts frogs’ on their darts frogs’ on their darts frogs’ on their darts when hunting? when hunting? when hunting? when hunting? G Garcia Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… the golden poison the golden poison the golden poison the golden poison dart frog is the most dart frog is the most dart frog is the most dart frog is the most toxic land animal in toxic land animal in toxic land animal in toxic land animal in the world? the world? the world? the world? Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… after their tadpoles after their tadpoles after their tadpoles after their tadpoles hatch in the leaflitter, hatch in the leaflitter, hatch in the leaflitter, hatch in the leaflitter, one of the parents will one of the parents will one of the parents will one of the parents will carry them to water carry them to water carry them to water carry them to water on their back? on their back? on their back? on their back? In the wild, many of the frog species are disappearing because their forest home is being destroyed.
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Page 1: poison dart frog - Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | …wildlife.durrell.org/library/document/poison_dart_frog.pdfthe golden poison dart frog is the most toxic land animal in the

The truth about…

poison dart frogs

There are more than 250 species of poison dart frogs living in the forests of South and Central America.

The frogs produce the distasteful secretions to try and deter predators from eating them. Some toxins are more powerful

than others.

Poison dart frogs hunt various small invertebrates to feed on,

including flies, ants, beetles, spiders, mites, caterpillars and maggots. They are diurnal which means they feed during the day

and sleep at night.

G Garcia

K S

Po

rrin

g

Living in the forests, these frogs spend more time on the ground and in the trees than they do in the water, so they have wide, flattened toes to help them grip instead of webbed feet.

Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… native Indians use the native Indians use the native Indians use the native Indians use the

toxin from certain toxin from certain toxin from certain toxin from certain frogs’ on their darts frogs’ on their darts frogs’ on their darts frogs’ on their darts

when hunting? when hunting? when hunting? when hunting?

G Garcia

Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… the golden poison the golden poison the golden poison the golden poison

dart frog is the most dart frog is the most dart frog is the most dart frog is the most toxic land animal in toxic land animal in toxic land animal in toxic land animal in

the world? the world? the world? the world?

Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… Did you know… after their tadpoles after their tadpoles after their tadpoles after their tadpoles

hatch in the leaflitter, hatch in the leaflitter, hatch in the leaflitter, hatch in the leaflitter, one of the parents will one of the parents will one of the parents will one of the parents will

carry them to water carry them to water carry them to water carry them to water on their back? on their back? on their back? on their back?

In the wild, many of the frog species are disappearing because their forest home is being destroyed.