Yellow-banded poison dart frog
Ityhefu esikhumbeni sasoSitya: InyamaSiyatyhefa, asinatyhefu yokuluma okanye yokuhlabaThe yellow-banded poison dart frog is a small, brightly coloured frog from the northern part of South America. It lives in wet tropical rainforests, close to fresh water. Its bright warning colours show that its skin is toxic to eat or touch.1

Indlela yokusiqaphela
- Predominantly bright yellow, with varying numbers of broad black stripes or spots over the whole body1
- Some individuals are orange instead of yellow1
- Markings range from fine spots to thick, unbroken bands1
- Small, with an average adult length rarely above 4 cm1
- Active during the day and lives in small groups1
Amandla etyhefu
Isikhumba saso siyatyhefa. Kuyingozi ukusichukumisa, ukusikhotha okanye ukusitya.
Ityhefu yaso etyhefayo (xa usichukumisa okanye usitya) yenza ntoni?
This frog is poisonous rather than venomous, so it does not inject venom. Its skin secretes alkaloid toxins. Some of these are extremely potent neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, and they interfere with nerve impulses. This can lead to heart failure or fibrillation, which is an irregular heartbeat.1
Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKunokuba buhlungu ngokwenene, kodwa phantse akusoze kube kubi kakhulu.Senza ntoni xa soyika?
Its bright yellow and black colouring is aposematic, a warning to predators that it is unpalatable or toxic to eat.1
Ukuba umntu usichukumisile okanye usityile
- Ukuba umntu usichukumisile: hlamba izandla kakuhle kwaye ungachukumisi amehlo okanye umlomo. Ukuba umntwana okanye isilwanyana sasekhaya sisikhothile okanye sisityile: tsalela iziko lezityhefu okanye inombolo kaxakeka.
Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala
Hlala ukhuselekile
- Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
- Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
- Ukuba usichukumisile okanye usityile: musa ukukhuhla amehlo okanye umlomo wakho, hlamba izandla zakho kwaye ufumane uncedo lwezonyango.
Asikuzingeli. Ityhefu yaso ikhona nje ukuze kungabikho nto isityayo. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile
Sikhulu kangakanani?
Side kangakanani?
mfutshane kunomnwe wakho omncinci
singagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-97 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)U-Yellow-banded poison dart frog mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?
Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.
Sikhawuleza kangakanani?
Iinyaniso
It is the only poison dart frog known to estivate, which means going into a dormant state, during dry spells.1
Its toxins come from the arthropods it eats, so the frog's poison depends on its diet.1
It can cope with lower humidity better than other species in its genus, although it still prefers humid conditions.1
It is easy to breed in captivity, which has helped lower prices in the pet trade.1
It is one of the largest species in its genus, Dendrobates.1
Apho iinyaniso zivela khona
- Yellow-banded poison dart frog (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dendrobates leucomelas (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
- Venom Wiki: inqanaba lengozi, ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo noqikelelo lwesantya zezethu. Bona indlela esizifumana ngayo: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.
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