The most poisonous frogs of the planet

Which of the earthly creatures is considered the most poisonous? Snakes, fish, spiders - they all occupy the second and the following places, on the first - the poisonous frogs of South and Central America. Their poison is ten times more toxic than snake, and harmful substances exceed the strength of cyanide potassium. The most poisonous frog in the world, capable of killing a dozen people - a dartwoman (or leaf-litter) is terrible. And the sign "terrible" - this is part of the official name of the reptile.

Appearance signals that the tree frog is poisonous, and there are no enemies for it. A bright screaming color is conspicuous and pre-seasons, although the frogs themselves are small in size. Their weight is only 3-4 grams. At the smallest representatives, such as a small dartwoman and a blue dartman, the weight is even smaller. Charming kids are painted in all colors of the rainbow - from bright yellow, to blue with red spots. It is the color that signals that you can not touch the reptile! Fortunately, the most poisonous frogs live only in the tropical jungles of America. Despite the danger, thousands of fans acquire such dangerous creatures for their terrariums.

The number of species is surprising by its diversity, there are only 130 pods in total. All of them lead an active day life, but at night they sleep. In the daytime poisonous frogs hunt for ants, worms, termites and other insects. According to scientists, it is the diet of amphibians that affects the high toxicity of their poison. Hundreds of alkaloids, which can be found on the skin of brightly colored frogs, enter the body just with food.

It is enough to touch the skin of a frog to get instant poisoning from a poison containing more than 100 deadly highly toxic components. This mixture has a nerve-paralytic and cardiotonic effect. A person receives a dose of poison through minor injuries on the skin, as well as through the pores, while toxic substances are immediately absorbed, flow to the heart, causing paralysis and death within a few minutes. Scientists have calculated that one gram of leafolase poison is enough to kill a thousand adults.

This property was used by the Indians for hunting arrows. Now science has accurately found out that only 5 kinds of woodworms produce deadly alkaloids - batrachotoxins. But during the maintenance of these species in the terrarium, the amount of toxins on the skin decreased sharply. And the captives born in captivity did not even show them at all. Poisonous frogs are not aggressive, so they do not pose a threat to humanity, as when poisoning them, poison becomes less dangerous. The best remedy is just do not touch.

For science, poisonous frogs are a huge field for research and experiments, during which you can get fundamentally new medicines. In particular, we are talking about painkillers that are stronger than morphine, antibiotics, and the means for stimulating cardiac function. While Doctors of Sciences are fighting for new drugs, woodworms and sheetworms are fighting for life on the planet, killing their poison with people and animals who dared to touch them by imprudence.