Rosary pea

Why are they different colors on each side? When I looked at them they seemed evenly parted.

I agree and thank you very much for the websites.

We see these in Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas) and they are often used in making jewelry. Bracelets and necklaces made with seeds are common. I never suspected they were poisonous and it seems like a bad idea to use poisonous seeds that children might use.

They are very poisonous.

These seeds are very poisonous:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127...

I remember that the leaves where a little like ivy if that helps?

Thanks!

Really? Wow! They are kind of weird looking! One more question. Why do they look like that? Is it to scare of predators?