Very often in the animal kingdom, external beauty is combined with danger. Animals with their bright colors do not always strive to attract the attention of the opposite sex, in most cases this is a warning to enemies.
A warning to enemies
This effect is common mainly in amphibians, for example, frogs. The brighter and more beautiful she is at first glance, the greater the consequences can touch her skin. From irritation to death, it all depends on the type of frog and the strength of its poison.
Two-color phyllomedusa
One of the very dangerous varieties of frogs is two-colored phyllomedusa. This individual lives in the forests of the Amazon and looks very attractive. But this is only at first glance. Its poison causes a state of insanity in the body, and with increased exposure - hallucinations. The tribes that live in these forests often use its poison in the process of conducting various rituals to enter a trance state.
Spotted Dart frog
The spotted woodpecker can look completely different, and to some extent knows how to change its color under various conditions. However, it is important to know that any touch of it causes severe poisoning, its skin contains a substance, upon contact with which a person experiences an instant reaction.
Man has found practical application of these properties.Aborigines use poison to change the color of feathers in parrots. It is not known how they learned of such an effect on the feathers of birds, but the fact remains.
Blue poison frog
A variety of poisonous poison frogs is a very dangerous blue poison frog. This is a beautiful frog with bright blue skin, which serves as a signal to predators about danger. Everyone who does not listen to this warning, then turns out to be very poisoned. Such a small frog has enough poison to kill a large predator, and, if possible, a human being.
Exotic lovers often get such a pet because of the outward beauty of amphibians. It turned out that in captivity, all the dangerous properties are lost, as the diet changes, and the necessary substances for the production of toxic substances are not received. The need for protection is gradually disappearing. Therefore, the amphibian has a beautiful color, but he no longer presents any danger.
Spotted Poison Frog
In the forests of Peru and the surrounding areas there is a very dangerous amphibian - a spotted poisonous frog. How many careless travelers died from its impact is difficult to count. This is not surprising, the poison of only one individual is enough to poison 5 people. The only consolation is that the frog will never attack first. This is a very cautious animal, which can be met only with great carelessness.
Useful properties of poisonous frogs
Not all poisonous amphibians can bring only danger to humans.People who live in close proximity to dangerous frogs have learned to get useful properties from them. An example is a three-lane listolaz. A small but very poisonous creature originally from Ecuador. By the force of influence, he can cope with both a large animal and a person. Only recently there was a need to restore their numbers in artificial conditions. Scientists have found that poison, with the right dosage, is several times stronger than morphine. For the sake of such a natural painkiller, frogs began to be rescued from extinction and bred intentionally.
Horrible leaf climber
Awful listolaz fully corresponds to its name. Moreover, it is “terrible” only with a direct touch, and its appearance is very attractive. In case of direct contact, he can kill a person, just touch his skin and the poison will already begin to act. Only, like many amphibians, leafolase is absolutely not aggressive. Even in nature, he uses his power only for his own safety.
Thanks to this, when meeting with him in the forests of Colombia, you can safely pass by and there will be no harm, of course, if you do not try to pick him up.
