Poison Arrow Frog

 

                       

 

 

 Poison Arrow Frogs (also called Poison Dart Frogs) are small, brightly-colored rainforest frogs that have extremely poisonous skin. They have glands in the skin that produce strong toxins. Their poison is used by some South American Indians for applying to the tips of their hunting arrows and blow-gun darts.


Diet: 
Poison Arrow Frogs eat insects and other small arthropods, catching them with their long, sticky tongue. They eat ants, termites, flies, small beetles, spiders, etc.

Habitat and Shelter:
 Poison Arrow Frogs live in tropical rainforests of South and Central America.  They do not live in Georgia.  Like all amphibians, frogs spend their lives near water because they must return to the water to lay their eggs.  Frog eggs are laid in the water. When they hatch into tadpoles, they breathe with gills and swim using a tail.  As they mature, they lose their tail, and they develop lungs for breathing air.

Predators:
Certain snakes and large spiders are the few predators that can cope with the noxious poisons of adult poison arrow frogs.

 

                       

 

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