Poison Dart Frogs

Poison Dart Frogs

By Fiona Kernen

Climate

• The Poison Dart Frog lives in the rainforests.• All year is on and off rain.• It’s humid all day long so the Poison Dart Frog

takes a rest.• It can be in the 70’s and 80’s.

Physical adatations

• It can be 1 or half an inch and two black eyes at the top of it’s head.

• The colors they can be are yellow , black , blue, orange , green and red.

• It’s an amphibian.

Lifespan

• It can live up to 4 to 6 years.• It’s not endangered because of it’s poisoning

so if some animal wants to eat them they will get poisoned.

Food

• Poison Dart Frogs are herbivores.• It’s sticky tongue and jumping legs they can

get their food.• Poison Dart Frogs eats mostly flies.• The Golden Dart Frog eats only meat.

Behavioral adaptations

• Poison Dart Frogs act like nobody was there but there would a predator around and they would want to eat them.

• When the Poison Dart Frog hunts for food flies The Golden Poison Dart Frog eats meat and the Strawberry Poison Dart Frog eats flies and lots others.

Reproduction

• In 1 to 2 weeks their baby’s will hatch.• Once they hatch they will go for a ride to the

water!

Fun Facts and More

• Hunters in Colombia roll the tips of their blowguns on sertin skins of Poison Dart Frogs to play in game.

• Their poisoning can last up to 1 year.• A little roll on a Dart Frogs skin can kill more

than 100 people.

Physiological adaptations

• Scientists think the Poison Dart Frog eats the bug and the ate something poisonus like poison ivy.

• The Poison Dart Frog is a cold blood animal and it helps them stay alive.