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Poison dart frog

Oophaga pumilio

Description:

...A different variation in color of this wonderful species from the caribbeam of Costa Rica.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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12 Comments

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 11 years ago

Thanks for your appresiation. Matinar1

CoastalJHawk
CoastalJHawk 12 years ago

Very cool! Thanks for posting.

Seema
Seema 12 years ago

Terrific...

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome!
One for the Animals with warning colors mission?

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Thanks Cecilia

Marsya Christyanti
Marsya Christyanti 12 years ago

ooh, I see. thanks :D

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Only by contact, the toxins are in the skin....It is a defense mechanism to stop predations, but like I say: some species likes spicy... and can deal with that

Marsya Christyanti
Marsya Christyanti 12 years ago

Does it affect human by skin contact or what?

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Moderately, not lethal but may cause mild reactions in the eyes, mouth or nose

Marsya Christyanti
Marsya Christyanti 12 years ago

Great spot! How poisonous is it?

SuranjanMithra
SuranjanMithra 12 years ago

he's got the spidermans costume lol nice pics great spot !

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 30, 2012

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