Beautiful but Pois0n0us
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Marlou
2010/08/03 07:49
Not everything beautiful is harmless : The fairy tale goes that a pretty young woman kisses a frog and he turns into a handsome prince. The two live happily ever after. If one were to kiss one of the following frogs they might not live to tell the result of it! [img=http://i32.tinypic.com/348hpnc.jpg/images/thumb_bb.jpg] Most poisonous on Earth : Most frogs produce skin toxins, but the dart poison frogs from Central and South America are the most powerful of all. The golden poison frog, called terribilis (the terrible), is so toxic that even touching it can be dangerous. [img=http://i31.tinypic.com/paidi.jpg/images/thumb_bb.jpg] A single terribilis contains enough poison to kill 20,000 mice or 10 people. It is probably the most poisonous animal on earth.There are over 300 species of poison dart frogs and they come in a large array of beautiful colors. It is their brilliant colors that enable them to travel the rain forests with out fear because the bright colors are an indication of the fact that they are toxic and not worth eating. [img=http://i32.tinypic.com/es2b6r.jpg/images/thumb_bb.jpg] Poison used for hunting : The blue poison dart frog is a poor swimmer because his toes lack the webbing found in other frog's feet. You will find him hiding among debris and boulders near the streams of Columbia and South America.
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Marlou
2010/08/03 07:52
He is one of the three poison dart frogs which supply poison used by natives for the tips of blowgun darts. [img=http://i27.tinypic.com/2dul09j.jpg/images/thumb_bb.jpg] The natives capture a number of them and will place them near the fire until the heat causes a slime to be produced on their skin. They scrape the toxic slime off and dip their darts into it to create poison tipped darts that they then use to hunt and kill for food.No doubt, the strong poison is indeed effective! [img=http://i28.tinypic.com/241s76u.jpg/images/thumb_bb.jpg]
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GhAyAl
2010/08/03 07:54
Hahahaha smiley lmao. . . . So funny . . .crazy man . . .
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Laketempest
2010/08/03 08:16
smiley Well done, very good topic on frogs -top-
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Mayakareena
2010/08/03 08:23
Nice information sis.
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Lucky
2010/08/03 10:10
Thanks for the topic. Really interesting and good information on beautiful poisons.
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@Moon_boy@
2010/08/03 11:39
Great information nice topic smiley
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EloraM23
2010/08/03 14:34
Yes many animals use their looks to protect themselves from predators. smiley
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Elfuego
2010/08/03 19:45
I knw abt d frogs i had d opportunity 2 c d blue dart frog in d amazon forest. I almst caught it 2 b my pet bcus of colour.
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TheMouse
2010/08/03 20:15
smiley 20 000 mice?
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firstfeb
2010/08/05 05:22
Good Information Once Again...
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LoneLy_heArt
2010/08/06 03:52
Nice information sis -top- i had seen this type frogs in national geograpic channel
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Mensah
2010/08/07 18:09
9yce info.
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mikee_mark05
2010/08/14 03:09
Nice info my sister.
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Robcy
2010/08/18 10:21
U are 2 good
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brightsquare
2010/08/23 06:52
I luv dat part: not everthing dat is beautiful,r harmless! Nice infn,kip it up!
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Spektralflamez
2010/09/16 16:10
The crazy frog to is handsome and harmless
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Spektralflamez
2010/09/20 15:13
Mermaids are beautiful and harmful
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Waves
2012/10/18 13:32
Oh goodness but realy i hate frogs.
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jaQui
2012/11/23 12:12
Awesome
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yemadep
2012/12/12 21:17
Thanks 4 sharing this my friend.
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