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Oophaga pumilio
This frog variety is only found in a very restricted area of a small Island (Bastimentos) in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Poison Dart frogs always have bright colors for warning predators they are poisonous. Indians from Central to South America learned to use the poison in the arrow heads for hunting. The venom is derived of the frog's diet, consisting mostly on ants; the frogs process the ant's chemicals into venomous sustances for protecting against predators.
Spotted on Dec 13, 2013
Submitted on Dec 17, 2013
12 Comments
Fabulous series!
You are right Lauren, when they are fed with flies in captivity they loose their poison
Nice series! I've never seen this one before. I love that it is ants that make them poisonous.
Gracias Larry
Buenisisima serie Juan!
Thanks Mark
Nice shots Juan. And fantastic find. That ant conversion must be an interesting chemical process.
Thanks Bhagya
cute...... nice spotting
Thanks Sergio and Antonio
Another great one juan,congrats
You got some very interesting frogs, Juan. Awesome spottings!