The color red is not just for show; it has many practical uses in nature. It can convey warnings or danger, impress a mate, signal sexual status, or serve the purpose of mimicry. Continue reading to ...

Apex predators may be built for offense, but prey animals like hoverflies, butterflies, scarlet king snakes, and poison dart frogs have evolved remarkable defenses, using mimicry, transformation, and ...

Toxins found in the skin of poison dart frogs may hitch a ride there via molecular taxicabs. As a group, poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) host an assortment of more than 500 poisonous compounds ...

Strawberry poison dart frog or Oophaga pumilio. This frog is about 17 to 24 millimeters in size. It has a strawberry red color that merges into shades of blue, black, white, green, yellow, or orange.

Let's talk about one of the most dazzling — and dangerous — creatures in the animal kingdom: the golden poison dart frog. These tiny amphibians have incredibly toxic skin, and it packs a ...

Poison dart frogs are hard to miss. They’re bright, agile, and as their name suggests, toxic. But at least a few of these showy amphibians have gone under the radar, until now.

With striking colors and a resounding croak, the poison dart frogs at the Dakota Zoo are small but mighty. We spoke with ...

Adult individuals of Ranitomeya aetherea sp. Koch et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 Considered one of Earth's most toxic species, poison dart frogs come in a wide range of bright colors ...

Poison arrow frogs, or poison dart frogs, are found in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. Despite their deadly reputation, this YouTube video shows a gentler side to these ...

The researchers observed colorful dyeing poison dart frogs tapping up to 500 times per minute, or more than three times as fast as Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” Image Dyeing poison frogs ...

Live poison dart frogs will be featured at the Bohart Museum of Entomology open house, themed “Venomous vs. Poisonous,” on Sunday, March 2. The event, free and family-friendly, will take place from 1 ...

Toxins on poison dart frog skin mold the skin's microbial community, boosting species variety and potentially even feeding some daredevil bacteria. Skip to content. Subscribe or renew today ...