The phantasmal poison frog, Epipedobates anthonyi, is the original source of epibatidine, discovered by John Daly in 1974. Epibatidine has not been found in any animal outside of Ecuador, and its ...

Brightly colored but capable of dark deeds, poison frogs accumulate or generate toxic chemicals that are harmful to predators, but tolerable to the frogs themselves. For example, many poison frogs ...

Question: How do poison dart frogs get their poison? Answer: Great question! Poison dart frogs live in rainforests, and they are some of the most poisonous animals in the world. The tiny golden dart ...

How is it that some frogs are able to flush toxins through their bodies that poison would-be predators without causing any harm to themselves? Scientists have pinpointed the mechanism that enables ...

This newly discovered poison frog may represent an evolutionary step on the pathway towards developing brilliant warning coloration associated with other poison dart frogs. A small reddish-brown frog ...

In the forests of western Brazil, along the banks of a Juruá River tributary, researchers came upon more than a dozen tiny creatures, smaller than a nickel, flaunting bright colors that warned: “stay ...

Studying neotropical poison dart frogs, biologists at the University of Texas at Austin uncovered a new way that the frog species can evolve to look similar, and it hinges on the way predators learn ...

It’s not often one hears the phrases “poison dart frog” and “family friendly” in the same description of an event, but the Bohart Museum of Entomology at U.C. Davis insists its upcoming open house ...

Toxins found in the skin of poison dart frogs may hitch a ride there via molecular taxicabs. Now, scientists have pinpointed a protein that can give at least some poisons a ride. The protein, dubbed ...

What is the dyeing poison frog? One of the most recognizable frogs in the world, the dyeing poison frog is a species of poison frog. It’s known for its vibrantly colored skin—yellow on its back and ...

Mites — not ants as long believed — appear to be the primary source of toxins used by poison arrow frogs to defend against predators, reports new research published in the early online edition of ...