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Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

Oophaga pumilio

The Strawberry Poison Dart Frog is a tiny, colorful frog that loves to hop around in the rainforest. Its bright red skin helps it stand out, but it also warns other animals that it is not safe to eat!

Lebensraum: Rainforests

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The Strawberry Poison Dart Frog is famously vibrant, often a brilliant red, but can also display striking orange, yellow, blue, or green colors. Its small body typically has a granular texture and may be adorned with tiny black spots, making it stand out vividly in its rainforest home.

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Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
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Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male frogs 'sing' with soft buzzes to attract a mate in the dense forest!

Their bright warning colors are called aposematism by scientists!

They carry each tadpole to its own tiny pool high up in plants!

They never drink water, absorbing it directly through their permeable skin!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Poisonous Protection

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog has toxic skin that helps them deter most predators from trying to eat them.

Fähigkeit

Dedicated Parent

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog can feed her growing tadpoles unfertilized eggs, ensuring their survival.

Fähigkeit

Tadpole Taxi

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog can carry individual tadpoles on their back to safe, secluded water pools.

Maße und Details

Länge
1.7-2.4 cm
Gewicht
0.001-0.002 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-8 Jahre
Top Speed
0.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Metamorphose
45-75 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny amphibians are insectivores, mainly feasting on small insects and mites they find.

Hauptnahrung

  • Ants
  • Mites
  • Small beetles
  • Springtails

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Ant

Brachymyrmex heeri

Primary source of alkaloids that make their skin toxic.

eaten by

Banded Cat-eyed Snake

Leptodeira annulata

A snake species that sometimes preys on these toxic frogs.

shelters

Wild Pineapple

Bromelia pinguin

Utilizes water-filled bromeliad leaf axils for tadpole development.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Blue Poison Dart FrogRed Poison Dart Frog

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Look but don't touch! These frogs are special and can be harmful if eaten.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Strawberry Poison Dart Frog?

1.7-2.4 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Strawberry Poison Dart Frog?

0.001-0.002 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Strawberry Poison Dart Frog?

5-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Strawberry Poison Dart Frog?

0.5 km/h

Was frisst Strawberry Poison Dart Frog?

These tiny amphibians are insectivores, mainly feasting on small insects and mites they find.

Wo findet man Strawberry Poison Dart Frog normalerweise?

Rainforests

Wie jagt Strawberry Poison Dart Frog?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Strawberry Poison Dart Frog?

3-5

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