Which of earthly creation is considered to be the most poisonous?Snakes, fish, spiders - they are the second and the next place, on the ground - poisonous frog of South and Central America.Their venom is ten times more toxic than the snake, and harmful substances exceed the effect of potassium cyanide.The most poisonous frog in the world, capable of killing a dozen people - dart frogs (or phyllobates) awful.And a sign of "terrible" - is the official name of the reptiles.
Appearance indicates that the tree frog - poisonous, and enemies for it does not exist.The bright flashy colors and striking predoseregaet, although the small size of the frog.Their weight - only 3-4 grams.At the smallest representatives, such as the strawberry poison-dart frog blue poison dart frog and, even less weight.Charming kids painted a rainbow of colors - from bright yellow to blue with red spots.It coloring indicates that it is impossible to touch the reptile!Fortunately, the most poisonous frog found only in the tropical jungles of America.Despite the danger, thousands of fans acquire such dangerous creatures for their terrariums.
number of surprises with its diversity of species, poison dart frogs alone there are up to 130 subspecies.All of them are active in daily life, and sleep at night.In the daytime, poisonous frogs hunt for ants, worms, termites and other insects.According to scientists, this diet affects amphibians the high degree of toxicity of the venom.Hundreds of alkaloids, which can be found on the skin of brightly colored frogs, enter the body just from food.
is enough to touch the skin of the frog to get instant poison from the poison, containing more than 100 deaths highly toxic components.This mixture has the nerve and cardiotonic effects.Man gets a dose of venom through small injuries to the skin, as well as through the pores, and the toxic substances are absorbed instantly come to the heart, causing paralysis and death within minutes.Scientists have calculated that one gram of venom phyllobates enough to kill a thousand adults.
This property is used for the Indians hunting arrows.Now science has found exactly that in only 5 species of poison dart frogs produced deadly alkaloids - batrachotoxin.But while the content of these species in the terrarium amount of toxins in the skin decreases sharply.And those born in captivity, poison dart frogs and they did not show up.Poisonous frogs are not aggressive, so do not pose a threat to humanity, because in mass breeding poison becomes less dangerous.The best remedy - just do not touch.
For science is poisonous frogs - a vast field for research and experimentation, in which it is possible to obtain fundamentally new medications.In particular, we are talking about pain relief drugs that are stronger than morphine, antibiotics, drugs to stimulate cardiac function.While doctors are fighting for sciences, new drugs, dart frogs and phyllobates fighting for life on the planet, killing its poison people and animals who had dared to touch them inadvertently.
