This is another professionally "wrangled" amphibian from my macro day, all were released back into the wild by the property owner/wrangler after the class was over (a couple of hours) but it's still up to you if you consider this wildlife photograph... i think i just consider it macro photography

#amphibian #frog #poison #PoisonDartFrogs #nature #Photograph #Photography #Macro #MacroPhotography

#Protein allows poison dart #frogs to accumulate toxins safely
https://phys.org/news/2023-12-protein-poison-dart-frogs-accumulate.html

Binding and sequestration of poison #frog alkaloids by a plasma globulin https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2177

"In humans, the liver can safely metabolize modest amounts of these compounds. Tiny #PoisonDartFrogs consume far more toxic #alkaloids in their diets, but instead of breaking the #toxins down, they accumulate them in their skin as a defense mechanism against predators."

The photos are not great but the subjects are... Green and black poison dart frogs. Two of them hopping in dead leaves under the thick forest canopy. Very small, very fast, very cute, and also poisonous so they should not be licked.
Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica.

#Frogs #Amphibians #PoisonDartFrogs #DoNotLick #Travel #CostaRica #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

After one night in San Jose we setup to leave the central valley of Costa Rica by road through the cloud forest, and then by boat, to reach the rain forest on the Caribbean coast .
My first animal encounter was this strawberry poison dart frog. As its name suggests, it can be used to coat darts for hunting. It's skin secretion are very toxic if they enter the blood stream.
They are very small and very very cute.

#Frogs #Amphibians #PoisonDartFrogs #DoNotLick