The Insane Biology of: The Poison Dart Frog

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[@naturegirl92584]

Fun fact: One of these fabulous frogs was at a zoo in Arizona, and my mother, while wearing a BRIGHT yellow shirt with small black triangles, walked up to it's tank. An he was SMITTEN. He marched right up to her and attempted to woo her. I have a picture of it and it's one of the timeless things we own.

[@recoil53]

I admire the confidence of that frog. "She's 1000x bigger than me, but I think I have a shot".

[@naturegirl92584]

@@recoil53 I had the picture labeled, "what a woman!"

[@nenmaster5218]

The 'Science-Anime' Dr Stone is pretty good. Watch it if you havent. Watch it and then help me figure-out some of science cause science is cool

[@Ac3Mustang]

"Whoa big lady!😈" The frog probably

[@quentinlelievre276]

Remind me of the british guy being shagged by a parrot

[@joseb.junior1455]

It's impressive what these little frogs can do even without a degree in chemistry.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

*"duh-gree"*

[@martingonzalez3629]

Biology will always be better at practicing chemistry than trained human chemists :D

[@asbestoz1123]

@@martingonzalez3629Eventually that won’t be true

[@johnmichaeltau]

Designed by a superior Intelligence (i.e. God). No way you perfect working with such dangerous toxins through trial and error.

[@Flesh_Wizard]

​@@martingonzalez3629mother nature is the best chemist in the universe

[@Karagoth444]

8:00 Minor feedback: ☢ is warning of ionizing radioactivity, there is another for biohazard that seems more fitting: ☣ (U+2623). It also looks way cooler. Thank you for the video!

[@eSKAone-]

Yea she makes lot's of errors (for "real" science). It's a little annoying.

[@rickyspanish492]

​@@eSKAone-What's a lot? How many does she make in this video? It's easy to be critical, I find myself being overly so lots of times. Remember that this is one of the good channels. It is actively trying to provide as accurate, interesting and informative content as possible. One also has to consider that we are all human, we all make mistakes and that finding all research or knowledge on a subject can be difficult. Then that information has to be presented in a comprehensible way. Compared to channels that are actively, knowingly putting out false and misleading information I would say this channel meets the level of academic acceptability.

[@martijn9568]

​@@rickyspanish492Labratory hazard signs should be part of basic biological knowledge. I personally feel like that this is claiming that a Salamander is reptile instead of an amfibian.

[@rickyspanish492]

@@martijn9568 I "personally feel" (oh the irony) that you just want to hate on something if you're grasping that hard. Seems like you ignored my previous comment. If you don't appreciate channels like this and the work they do, then why are you here? Get lost, and take your negative downer personality with you.

[@hgks12]

@@rickyspanish492 You can appreciate something while also giving constructive criticism. What I don't understand, however, is how you can tell someone to take their negative downer personality away while being the person with that personality yourself and not seeing the irony of your statement.

[@Davethreshold]

Seriously, those little buggers are some of the most BEAUTIFUL creatures I have ever seen. "In fact, they're downright flamboyant." LOL!!❤

[@realscience]

completely agree. I can't believe how vibrant and varied they are. how lucky are we to live on this planet with them

[@landonfolken03]

Flamboyant Death sounds like a great band name

[@Davethreshold]

@@landonfolken03 Yes! Super mega-metal!

[@Jennifer-go3zq]

Their beauty should inspire respect they are frogs not "buggers"!!!!

[@anaselhilali4899]

what ?? it s the ugliest most disgusting t i ve ever seen

[@dangerousbutterknife7988]

Due to their flamboyant coloring and toxins, these guys are bold! They won't be spooked nearly as easily as other frogs, and their wonderful personalities make them extremely charismatic. My phyllobates vittatus duo are wonderful to watch. Bert and Ernie will live like the little kings they are.

[@pabloperez41]

Hey, RealScience team. I really enjoy watching your videos and learn new and enriching facts about different species or lineages. I have a humble request for you. I'd really love if you could make a video about urochordates. These organisms, brothers of vertebrates, are in my opinion one of the most amazing branches of evolution known to mankind. They are like the Mr. Potato of the animal kingdom, presenting characteristics (celulose tissues, placentary viviparism, larvae presenting a self-made bubble for feeding) unimaginable to most of us. Love u all

[@realscience]

that sounds interesting! I will do some research about it!

[@madezra64]

An excellent suggestion! :D

[@alexpoole5552]

Could this be any more set up. Thx, genuinely, science team

[@harimauindia5775]

​@@realscienceI didn't expect that line at 0:27😅

[@ray4237]

or bobit worm @@realscience

[@xitheris1758]

Many birds are smart enough to learn through observation and even verbally teach their offspring. They could be taught, during chickhood, to not die from eating a colorful frog like Aunt (name squawk) did.

[@CAMSLAYER13]

True but you also eventually get to a point where its an innate response

[@rickyspanish492]

​​@@CAMSLAYER13This is evidenced in cats, humans, and other primates' responses to snakes. There is (could be wrong, but this is how I learned it) a genetic code responsible for that fear response to snakes. I imagine because snakes are incredibly dangerous to mammals, particularly tree dwelling cats and primates. So it is innate, it is ingrained in our dna.

[@mattblake9936]

A lot of birds can eat some of the frogs with weaker toxins, I would think they have been evolving to tolerate the toxin more.

[@HansGruberX1]

Or just Hardwired like mentioned in the Video. My Cats are indoor Cats. They never where outside, they attack evey Insect they can find but they totally avoid a Wasp. They just look at them. They know not to deal with them. And like i said. Indoor Cats! They never experienced a Wasp sting or something like that.

[@xitheris1758]

@@HansGruberX1 Possibly. Avian language is also a well-documented phenomenon. It'd take some experimentation to determine which cause is more important.

[@jbtechcon7434]

For some reason I read, "The Insane Biology Of The Poison Fart Dog". Could you do that topic next?

[@TheTELproductions]

lmao

[@ChanceCooper125]

That’s what they called me in high school

[@Aliandrin]

I have one! Maybe I should do the video. I'm pretty sure they also practice sequestration and use the toxins in the food they eat to poison their enemies, in this case by expelling the poison into the air.

[@MyPhobo]

Solid snake voice: "Yeah, but how does it taste?"

[@donmclemore1396]

Lol, metal gear solid. My favorite video game.

[@kellyalger2394]

This would be Naked Snake who wants to eat it lol. It was in MGS3

[@TheAnon232]

Spicy froge

[@Nessa-sj9ko]

From someone who’s studying Nuerons for the MCAT …. This mini lesson on polarization was probably the best thing I’ve watched all year !

[@fitnesspoint2006]

You need to up your game if thats the best thing you watched all year.

[@amin2047]

I discovered this channel recently and i have already watched 80% of the videos on it, you present the information in a very very interesting and entertaining way and i have learned so many new things from these videos, thanks so much Real Sciense!

[@SemiPolymath]

It has been over 50 years since I unexpectedly encountered a poison dart frog in a southern california creek, scaring the living daylights out of my child self. Better late than never to discover that, so far from its native diet, it probably wasn't poisonous after all. Also, thanks to the entire Real Science team for such great topics, video footage, and understandable science that is never dumbed down--you are a KZbin gem as beautiful as the frogs in this episode!

[@dustman96]

"mighty little murderers". I'd call that pretty dumb

[@dindon6947]

@@dustman96 Let the poetry be

[@SB-qm5wg]

I'd be more scared running into a snake than a poison frog. It's not like the frog is going to leap-attack you Monty Python style.

[@landonfolken03]

​@@SB-qm5wgHe's got huge, long-- eh-- he can leap about-- look at the colors!

[@mattblake9936]

There was in no way a poison dart frog in California, you were mistaken.

[@reptilez13]

They are super common in (legal, usually captive bred or legally obtained) captivity, or at least some species, which is good given how many are threatened in the wild (among other frogs in general) The coolest other fact is the tiny non-tadpole size of the babies! They leave tadpole phase at a small size, given the nature of their reproductive/life cycle. They are just teeny tiny frogs lol. Super adorable.

[@Cleeon]

Which kind of species is it?

[@cpfs936]

I was wondering about that, when they mentioned that a non-toxic diet yields a non-toxic frog. Now, THAT would be cool! Is the barrier to entry very expensive?

[@Cleeon]

@@cpfs936 no, not very expensive, we suggest you start with Dendrobates species, and even you can buy from tadpoles which cheaper, but before that, you must have nice terrarium/vivarium for them, which humid, relatively cool and of course have many plants, inside

[@knr1]

a few years ago during a trip, my friend's kid briefly held one of those (it had multiple colours, idk if thats important) with their hands... out of innocence/curiosity. The only thing between them and death was the ""protective"" clothing and accessories the mother had put in them, which I guess worked as a thick-layered barrier between the venom and the kid's skin. Nevertheless, they were rushed to a hospital just to be sure... idk the details, but the kid is fine today. It was af to the parents, to the point my friend (dad) continues in therapy due to PTSD today, 6~7 years later. Bizarre...

[@athos9293]

That's dope

[@xINVISIGOTHx]

what?

[@Vizal]

​@@xINVISIGOTHxI'm confused by the style too lol

[@aero-space541]

Ptsd from touching a frog? I have dart frogs in my living room... Lol

[@Infernoraptor]

​@aero-space541 I think op meant that the kid's dad got ptsd from the kid being so close to dying. He probably feels he should have watched his kid better and that he should have better prepared the kid before getting into a potentially dangerous environment.

[@elraviv]

at 0:33 you said that "just 2/10 of a μg could kill a human". but your own slide shows otherwise. it says 0.2μg PER KG for LD50. meaning for an average 75kg human, a dose of 75*0.2=15μg has only 50% chance of killing him.

[@doobie7105]

Quick maths bro bravo 👏

[@SuperMuppy]

1 Poison dart frog can kill 20 people or 20,000 mice. The math might not add up cause she made a mistake in the video but shes not wrong. Why dont you eat one and see how that works out for you bro.

[@elraviv]

@@SuperMuppy you should improve your reading comprehension and math skills, I never wrote that it was not poisonous, just pointed her math mistake.

[@SuperMuppy]

@@elraviv Ok smart guy. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dmvbay2535]

That's assuming a dose is actually 15μg. It's probably way higher so you can forget about maybe making it out alive.

[@brianrussell7691]

Really enjoy your videos. I’m not a chemist or biologist. My Mom was a PhD in virology, not me. I grew up in the shallow end of that gene pool, I’m afraid. So some of your script I have to pause the video and google certain things and resume. Still, I love it! Thank you and keep your Real Science videos coming. BTW, congrats Stephanie on your recent wedding!

[@ChadFarthouse-h8r]

Ask her why the US government will not investigate the origin of covid 19 since we all know now it didnt come from a mammal

[@PigeonMayne]

that doesn’t make you “the shallow end of the gene pool” if anything it puts you in the higher side because you have a willingness and want to learn

[@wheelchair_charlie]

Damn! Talk about "You are what you eat!" Thx for this amazing info packed video on these fascinating frogs RS!

[@Sunflowersarepretty]

These frogs are cute but deadly. I love these vidoes. Also the thumbnails of these vidoes is always designed to be catchy.

[@gottafly125]

Few years ago I was at the Minnesota Zoo in their jungle area. They had a bunch of these frogs in cases on one side of the walk way, but on the left there were a few just chilling outside of their cases, hanging out on leaves... like 5 feet from where people were walking... no protection.

[@ChadFarthouse-h8r]

👏

[@connerrabbe5093]

Literally seen the same thing! How are they out with no protection!

[@kjack111683]

She said in video they get fed a diet that results in no poison being created

[@buckfutter99]

@@connerrabbe5093because they aren’t poisonous without their native diet.

[@hNsGregrz]

they quality of your videos keeps getting better. Thanks for this, i really enjoyed it.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Pitty about the loud music

[@cristiantrushin]

This was an amazing episode. I am very glad to have found your channel on Nebula. Keep up the great work guys, this extremely valuable and interesting content.

[@nenmaster5218]

The 'Science-Anime' Dr Stone is pretty good. Watch it if you havent. Watch it and then help me figure-out some of science cause science is cool

[@Wormweed]

These frogs are VERY noisy! I saw them at a reptile zoo and they never shut up, and they only had a handful of them. They were very beautiful though, and small.

[@ravosavo]

The exotic pet trade is not why these frogs are in decline in nature. It's agriculture, forestry and air pollution that is wiping them out. In fact, ethical groups catch wild frogs, collect their egg and raise them to distribute to breeders in Europe and the US. They then re-release the parents. Captive bred frogs are the VAST majority of the exotic pet market. Oh, and these group breeding in Central and South America use the money to conserve rainforest by buying land. Along with ethical tropical fish exporters, the pet trade is probably doing more to save the rainforest and pay the locals real $ than many governments (or many enviro non-profits). But very well done documentary. Great explanation of the frog toxins.

[@DailyKach]

I can't pay Nebula in my country but i can deduce from this video that if this is the free content the paid content is WAAAAY better Keep up the hard work

[@OLDMANTEA]

If cannibals were to consider eating me, they should think about all the processed foods I’ve eaten.

[@jwnomad]

I would never eat a smoker

[@gymmotivationchannel6898]

​@@jwnomadok

[@thepilotman5378]

As a person who has always been around wildlife, it surprises me when people genuinely don't know that bright colors, no obvious protective features, and it's walking/crawling in the open without a hurry are all signs that you should not only avoid eating it, but often touching too. Some locusts and beatles will make you horribly sick if you happen to even eat a sandwich after picking one up. And to be honest I kinda leaned that without anyone telling me AND without eating any bright creatures. It just one of those "no other creature is doing it so it must be bad" scenarios. Birds probably do the same and know not to eat them. Another possibility that I've personally seen happen is birds typically prey on animals or insects they got from mom from before they could fly. If mom went on to get a poison frog she wouldn't come back and the chicks would die; therefore introducing pressure and a filter to avoid the frogs.

[@Vafzli]

great video and the explanation of the nerve shutting down was amazing.

[@ChGerasi]

Wow, great video and very well-researched. I would also be very interested in a video about the Draco lizards.They are small, arboreal reptiles found in Southeast Asia that can glide between trees using specialized wing-like structures built of elongated ribs and a membrane of skin to achieve controlled gliding. It is a unique adaptation for aerial movement

[@ironelfin1142]

Another interesting fact about the golden and predominantly red ones and the orange ones is their main staple (food and poison source) are the nasty south american fire ants. The interesting bit is they lay a single egg in a pitcher plant (bromeliad etc.) which then catches flies and such for itself and the tadpole. When the tadpole starts to develope legs and grows more frog like but not a full fledged frog, the parent returns and deposits a unfertilized egg in the plant to ensure food for the final stage of developement. Truly amazing little creatures.

[@dukebluedevil9737]

So many things wrong here where would you like me to start?

[@kenmilne5987]

As a proud Australian I am profoundly disappointed that the Worlds Most Deadly Animal is not found here. We Aussies need to lift our game in this regard,

[@ConcreteLand]

Maybe you can import some frogs to live in Australia. Something like that could never go wrong. 😳

[@Flesh_Wizard]

Gotta make better spiders. Maybe a Huntsman with botulinum?

[@autonomous8108]

Hey, you may not have the strongest, but you have the most variety, and they're all 1000x scarier looking 😂

[@adamnagy4544]

They are sooo cute ❤❤ I own two kind, Dendrobates Azureus (blue one, with back spots), and D. Auratus (green and black) 😊 Obv capt breed. The auratus pair just started to breed, now I need to learn to deal with tadpoles 😅

[@Aliandrin]

It's so hard to get small exotic frogs to breed! Still nobody has done it with rain frogs.

[@adamnagy4544]

@@Aliandrin Srry, I dont get it.... It is sure not hard et all to breed them. A proper housing and care, and baby frogs will start to jumping around :DDD Even I managed it.... And the wast majority of the hobby has capt-breed frogs (in a developed county at least). Maybe some breeder gest some wild cut for genetical upgrade.

[@Science4Kidz123]

Thank you so much for this video, very interesting to learn! As someone who also has a science KZbin channel and is science obsessed I love your educational videos. Keep posting!

[@KnowledgeCat]

Really appreciate these amazing videos!

[@jeffreyjeffrey007]

I do enjoy hearing your tech talk. Came from Real Engineering. Happily so. Subbed.

[@avishekchakraborty8289]

Truly amazing video as always, but I had a suggestion, a rather ambitious one tbh, can you make a video summarising all of evolution? like explaining and visualising the evolutionary tree or something along that sorts, would be the cherry on top of your already phenomenal content! Have a great day and never stop Real Science!

[@jonathangauthier3549]

❤ I'd like to understand the physical sensations, and perhaps the thought process of a predator after it has bitten down on a dart frog. For example: when you showed the clip of the snake eating the frog. Did the neuro toxins cause the snake to feel sensations similar to a brain-freeze, an acidic burn, scalding heat, extreme bitterness similiar to Buckley's cough syrup? In other words, how can I best imagine the sensation of a fatal snack through common experiences that we all HAVE experienced or likely will in the future?

[@amandasalins1370]

Can there be subtitles to these videos too? Much easier to follow.

[@lennarthagen3638]

No

[@LastGoatKnight]

If you wait long enough, they usually do. In some hours they'll make closed captions

[@sliverbox271991]

​@@lennarthagen3638are you this useless on a daily basis?

[@einienj3281]

Push the CC button

[@lightfeather9953]

I'm guessing they aren't there on upload but KZbin computers add them from analyzing the audio? Because they're available now at least for men

[@Deviantial]

Question: at the start of the video she says 0.2 ug could kill a human, but the stat on screen shows 0.2ug/kg, so for a 70kg person like myself wouldn't it be 14ug?

[@thegunslinger1363]

Could you do this sort of video on the Amur Tiger?

[@ryanbrown4259]

As a Dart Frog owner. I'd like tonjust add that most ofnusninnthe hobby are interested in conserving the species and most frogs sold in the hobby are captive bred. We don't condone wild caught frogs. Side benefit captive bred versions without access to their native food are actually non toxic.

[@Jumper1155]

Hi ^^ Great video, as always! If you ever want to make a video on velvet worms I might be able to get you into contact with one of the leading experts on the topic since he's my zoology professor. I don't know if that ever becomes relevant, but if you do and you remember this, let me know. Hope you have a great day!

[@UlisesBarrera]

Man I love these videos, but the thing I love the most is the vibe and sci-fi music, the footage, graphs. Excellent work.

[@dondraper3871]

The Poison Dart Frog - The most poisonous creature in the world... after politicians

[@animalblundetto8440]

Edgy

[@KVenturi]

The one wearing blue jeans looks 🔥

[@acephas3]

Years ago in Costa Rica, we went on a Zoo tour. The a lady had a Golden Dart Frog jump on her. We all thought that she was going to die. She didn’t, but everyone was certain (including the staff) that she was a goner.

[@SB-qm5wg]

Luckily it was just a golden dart frog and not the golden poison dart frog so false alarm 😸 Seriously, they had a zoo where poisonous _anything_ can just jump around and get out? 😆

[@acephas3]

@@SB-qm5wg It was wild and I think that zoo got shut down. Oh yes, in one room all of the Poison Dart Frogs were free to roam.

[@mattblake9936]

The staff is very stupid considering you can technically hold them. You don’t want to eat them or rub them in a cut.

[@mattblake9936]

@@acephas3 golden poison frogs are from Colombia, not Costa Rica. It was not wild.

[@mark11967AD]

Most science channels offer species bios that simply hint at the surface of fascinating processes of these animals whereas this channel gives all the details and imagery and the writing is terrific. Awesome channel new subscriber!! The toxic bank account and chemical conversion of Dart frogs along with their other worldly colors and patterns makes them one of the most exotic and coolest species on the planet.

[@Richy-Nguyen0991]

best sciene channel on KZbin . Yall work too hard for this .

[@tallymudasia5163]

SAY IT LOUDER, i learn more in 1 hour from this channel than I did through all of highschool lol

[@Richy-Nguyen0991]

@@tallymudasia5163 Im a 32 yrs old ass man that love science and this channel is too close to perfect 👍🏻

[@Naedlus]

Neat finding out about it being through sequestration. I've heard about it being a method of acquiring poisonous status for geckos and garter snakes, it's interesting to know it's also the method for those lethal cuties.

[@Sur-Ron]

Once indigenous people use the poisoned darts on animals, how are they able to eat the poisoned animal without getting poisoned themselves?

[@anthonyduffy6953]

I saw them in my local aquarium/reptile shop and was disappointed when they said theyre not poisonous because theyre not wild

[@sopranos300]

The golden poison dart frog is found only in Colombia 🇨🇴. In the CHOCO jungles, most humid place on earth.

[@jakevote8978]

Imagine the lab where they tested how many mice it could kill

[@soverysleepy]

an Arachnophobia warning when showing close ups of really big spiders would be appreciated, i knew a close up was coming, but didn't scroll down the screen quickly enough."shivers"

[@tristandaries1129]

Imagine a crossover between these guys and the rare occurrence of raining frogs

[@641mamaluigi]

4:01 the ability to eat something poisonous and use it for your own body may be uncommon in nature but lepidopterans (butterflies/moths) do it all the time the monarch butterfly being a common example, though unlike the frogs those caterpillars HAVE to eat those toxic leaves in order to survive (even in captivity) as they’d rather die than eat anything else.

[@eviebee]

Frogs are terrifying. I never thought id say that

[@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953]

They are definitely some of the coolest looking creatures on Earth, the colouration is amazing. Plus they're cute, tiny little frogs. That can kill you 💀

[@StephanTrube]

10:25 One possible explanation is that their predators don't individually learn to avoid these frogs, but acquire that instinct via evolution. A bit like migrating species (e.g. Salmon) don't have to be taught where to go, they just know. It's even easier to understand how that can work with things in their environment which are both poisonous AND conspicuous: 1. A random mutation causes some individuals to avoid the dangerous stuff more than normal (this is easier if that stuff also has a remarkable appearance) 2. These lucky fellows benefit from higher chance of survival, which grants them more opportunities to mate and pass this trait on to their offspring 3. The mutation spreads through the population, since those who don't have it die faster (likely resulting in less offspring) Not sure if that's THE explanation for this particular case. It's meant as A general explanation for how behaviour can be acquired without "teaching" or "learning".

[@esajunttila5486]

150 years in, and blind evolution of frogs keeps outsmarting scientists.

[@_ayush_oswal]

Just love the insane biology series❤❤❤ , keep 'em coming

[@josephthomas8318]

I was obsessed with poison dart frogs as a kid. They look soooo cool

[@valariemeltzer1059]

I love poison dart frogs. The local zoo has a few colors blue, red, and orange might be more hiding because they have an all natural live plant enclosure.

[@lnmiller03]

bro the phrase: "they are natures way of saying fuck around and find out" was crazy :0

[@infinitemonkey917]

Also interesting are critters that mimic poisonous or venomous species to trick predators.

[@TheAnon232]

Genuine question that I can’t find an answer here for: how can people use these toxins for hunting? Wouldn’t it make the kill inedible?

[@Volvith]

Honestly, the way that other animals learnt to not touch the bright frogs is kind of like this: Steve: "YO LOOK EASY FOOD" Andrew: "Steve... Are you... Why are you not moving?" ... Andrew to other birbs: _"Yo if you touch those frog things you f*cking _*_die."_*

[@EyesOfByes]

So...Drop a thousand of these in King Kong's mouth and Bob's your uncle.

[@knellycornnan5132]

These frogs are basically alchemists of the Amazon.

[@ryanrodriguez1234]

This was pleasantly way more informative then i was expecting.

[@dylanlang8859]

With the poison absorption it could be a process similar to electrolysis where certain substances (poison) get attracted to the digestive system walls and possibly go to micro glands that can change its composition and disperse it throughout the skin leaving nutrients to go through the rest of the digestive process

[@abhidey646]

Such a fantastic video to watch with the fam on Thanksgiving weekend!

[@kerrite]

Fun fact!! I found a golden dart frog in a box of bananas 34 years ago whilst working at J Sainsburys… I didn’t know what it was at the time….

[@melodyparra2960]

Such beautiful and bright vivid colors, And so small That you wouldn’t think that such a tiny creature could do so much damage and kill you

[@JuliusCaribou]

You've got a frog going mental, killing thousands a people, then you've got a turkey whos whistling for elp

[@MrReymoclif714]

Mighty Little Murderers?

[@AliKhan-hs4ci]

What an amazing little documentary, hats off to the whole team. All I can say after learning this, is SubhanAllah(Allah is free of Imperfectios), indeed He creates what He wills.

[@ExcavationNation]

Who else just ate a yellow frog and is freaking out.

[@FanofDocumentaries]

I...I... 💀

[@ericcharles8081]

They are absolutely nature’s version of fuck around and find out 😂😂. But they truly are awesome ❤

[@haramsaddam238]

I have two captive bred dart frogs - an Azureus named Rico and a mint Terribilis named Zim. Underrated hands-off pets

[@Imwalkinhea]

Glad you included cute, look at that wittle face!!🥺

[@zajournals]

I have several vivariums with dart frogs. They aren't poisonous raised in captivity.

[@xdbbe123]

Can they still eat their prey if it was killed with a poison dart?

[@chelseashurmantine8153]

Wow that spider eating that frog was awesome

[@benjaminlessard8710]

Very informative video!

[@mistermysteryman107]

And yes they are soooo adorable.

[@fordguy2836]

There are people who own these little guys as pets one of these days I’ll be one of those people

[@rudyquezada7088]

Great video, thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@9E_jeraldaidenmitra]

Perfect example of I go down you go down with me

[@sljzz441]

Nitpick: LD50 is not proportional to toxicity, but inversely proportional.

[@elraviv]

I don't think there is a problem with the way the graph is layout. it means the same amount that reaches LD50 doesn't reach so high when it comes from the snake. However she does say that 0.2μg is enough to kill a human, while the slide says 0.2μg/kg, a human usually weigh more than 1 kg, and LD50 is not 100% so it's not enough.

[@sljzz441]

@@elraviv Uh.... I get the idea that the video wants to convey is that frog toxin is more poisonous than snake venom. However, the picture put LD50 on the y-axis, and LD50 is, by definition, the amount of poison needed to kill 50% of subjects. The frog has a lower LD50, but it has a higher bar on the graph, making the graph technically incorrect. It'd be completely fine the y-axis was 'toxicity' or 'mortality rate' or 'LD50^-1 on the graph.

[@varunprakash6207]

The Posion dart of Frog 🐸 The Insane Biology series Frogs poison producing from their body's Alkaloids on frogs skin from the mited they collect poison

[@JennieKermode]

When we eat garlic, it affects our sweat, and that deters some insects. I'd say that's something similar.

[@aleckiee]

so are they poisonous or venomous?

[@LolligePro]

have you ever considered posting video's in 2K (1440p) or 4K (2160p) on KZbin? just curious bc the quality of your work deserves to be seen in high resolution

[@Maciek-yn8li]

Those frog spieces names are so cute. _strawberry poison frog_

[@Erewhon2024]

If you use these for hunting, why wouldn't the prey become toxic? Is the toxin(s) destroyed by heat?

[@HarpreetSingh-xg2zm]

Molecule would bind to the nervous system and can’t be reused

[@AtillaTheFun1337]

Sea slugs are also creatures that steal poisonous and venomous (yes venomous) defenses from their food, and they are also tiny and super ultra colorful. Coincidence? I think not!

[@robertbellemore3483]

The rough skin newt has been known to surpass the poison dark frog in toxicity. It depends on their location and what insects they eat, similar to the dart frogs

[@m00nsplitter72]

I'm curious to know if the fire bellied snake can, in turn, sequester the toxins of the frog, just like snakes of the genus Rhabdophis can in Asia. It would seem to be a logical, convergent evolutionary step.

[@leehouten2345]

How are the humans able to eat animals they shoot with poison?

[@ackket4660]

REALLY wish there was a no spiders version of these videos, holy fuck. i swear their is always at least 1 in every video. i mean the fear of them is super common anyway

[@darkhorsegarage9623]

I got in a customers car. She was a collage student and the headliner of the car had fallen down. She covered the whole inside roof of her car with plastic poison dart frogs.