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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The Phyllobates Terribilis

The Phyllobates Terribilis is the most poisonous frog in the world. They are an endangered species and are found in the forest of Colombia.
        
        The reason it's so poisonous is because the skin is densely coated in alkaloid acid. The poison  prevents its victims  nerves from transmitting impulses leaving muscles in an active state of contraction, which can lead to heart failure.

         The frog is estimated to have  one milligram of poison, enough to kill 10,000 mice. Now that's a lot of mice. They're diet contains of many kinds of small insects like ants. The frog is the man source of the poison dart for the natives to hunt for their food.


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