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What kind of poison does a poison dart frog shoot out?

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Answered by narendermodi455
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Poison dart frog (also known as dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly known as poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family Dendrobatidae which are native to tropical Central and South America.[2] These species are diurnal and often have brightly colored bodies. This bright coloration is correlated with the toxicity of the species, making them aposematic. Some species of the family Dendrobatidae exhibit extremely bright coloration along with high toxicity, while others have cryptic coloration with minimal to no amount of observed toxicity.[3] The species that have great toxicity derive this from their diet of ants, mites and termites.[3][4] Other species however, that exhibit cryptic coloration and low to no amounts of toxicity, eat a much larger variety of prey.[4] Many species of this family are threatened due to human infrastructure encroaching the places they inhabit.

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Answered by nilesh102
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  • The poison is called batrachotoxin.
  • It causes paralysis and death when it enters the bloodstream, even in minuscule amounts.
  • Batrachotoxin belongs to a large group of chemicals known as alkaloids, which are found in many animals and plants.

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