The Poison Dart Frog

by Jeanette Jenkins

Deep in the lowland rainforest of Colombia, in South America, lives a beautiful frog. Only two inches long and golden yellow in color, it looks almost like a toy. But don't touch! Touching this frog can kill you. The region's Embera Chocό people call it the "poison dart" frog. Traditionally, Chocό people hunted with blowguns made from palm wood. Blowgun darts were dipped in a very strong poison that comes from this frog. Many frogs ooze poisons to protect them from predators, but poison from the golden poison dart frog is 20 times more deadly. Chocό hunters still use this frog's poison. How do they get it if the frog is so deadly? Small pores all over the frog's skin secrete a colorless, odorless poison. The hunter simply holds down…

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