The Poison Dart Frog

That gorgeous little guy that you see featured on so many animal sites, cute and unassuming looking, can truly give you a real shock. Doesn’t he just remind you of a gorgeous little gem?

Lift him for a closer look and in moments you can be dead. A second of curiosity can kill. He has no bite, he doesn’t sting you, and he has no fangs to deliver a devastating poison into your system but all the same, you’re going to be sorry you picked him up. Nothing but that shiny substance that coats his jewel-toned body to deliver the toxins that will leave you gasping for breath and wishing you’d ever seen him.

Native tribesmen use that lovely shiny substance to coat their darts. With a single dart, animals fall prey to their deadly touch and become lunch. While the poison dart frog doesn’t want to eat you, it makes very little difference. You’re going to be part of the forest floor in no time once you handle this beautiful beast.

Read more: http://www.itsnature.org/what-on-earth/4-silent-killers-of-the-natural-world