I loved how you compared them to easter eggs! So interesting how their diets (especially those in captivity) are responsible for their poison or lack thereof. I agree with the other viewers, with the animations being particularly helpful! Great work! 💚
Great discussion John, I loved the animations showing what the poisons actually do on the cellular level. Poison frogs are some of my favorite amphibian species, catching Green and Black Poison Frogs in the wild is to this day one of my proudest achievements. Awesome video! - Harrison and Evan
Did you catch them at Carara? It was so strange to see them as real wild animals, because they are so colorful, but that is what being super toxic allows them to be.
Yes, we did catch them at Carara! When I spotted the first one we absolutely flipped out, and we ultimately saw 12 by the end of the day. It was like being in a dream for us.
Epibatidine is another interesting toxin from different Poison Dart Frogs. It binds to acetylcholine and nicotinic receptors and causes numbness and paralysis. The frogs which produce it have differently formed acetylcholine receptors that will accept normal acetylcholine but reject epibatidine. So they can't, you know, POISON THEMSELVES. This video was so interesting! I thought the first toxin you talked about sounded really bad, but that second one redefined how bad a toxin can be. Yikes. I liked the voiceover in this one. Not sure what's different, but it's good. Keep up the excellent education!
A great video friend. Very well explained as is the effect of the poison of these beautiful frogs, incredible what they can generate. Thanks and regards
Generally toxins are absorbed through eating a frog, but the golden poison frog is toxic enough that handling the species without gloves in not recommended
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I loved how you compared them to easter eggs! So interesting how their diets (especially those in captivity) are responsible for their poison or lack thereof. I agree with the other viewers, with the animations being particularly helpful! Great work! 💚
Yeah the actual insect responsible is unknown, from what I read Batrachotoxin is derived from some sort of small beetle
Great video! Dart frogs are so iconic. Thanks for providing a little extra educational depth to these fascinating creatures.
My pleasure
Great discussion John, I loved the animations showing what the poisons actually do on the cellular level. Poison frogs are some of my favorite amphibian species, catching Green and Black Poison Frogs in the wild is to this day one of my proudest achievements. Awesome video!
- Harrison and Evan
Did you catch them at Carara? It was so strange to see them as real wild animals, because they are so colorful, but that is what being super toxic allows them to be.
Yes, we did catch them at Carara! When I spotted the first one we absolutely flipped out, and we ultimately saw 12 by the end of the day. It was like being in a dream for us.
Epibatidine is another interesting toxin from different Poison Dart Frogs. It binds to acetylcholine and nicotinic receptors and causes numbness and paralysis. The frogs which produce it have differently formed acetylcholine receptors that will accept normal acetylcholine but reject epibatidine. So they can't, you know, POISON THEMSELVES.
This video was so interesting! I thought the first toxin you talked about sounded really bad, but that second one redefined how bad a toxin can be. Yikes.
I liked the voiceover in this one. Not sure what's different, but it's good. Keep up the excellent education!
Yeah, the amphibians have quite the cocktail of toxins. Really interesting how they don't poison themselves.
oh, Batrachotoxin is also one of the poisons that the hooded pitohui uses from my understanding
Thanks, that was really fascinating! I’m also looking forward to your next collaboration with Steve Bush.
Thank You. I think a new episode of Every Bird Order Ranked is coming out this Friday
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Very cool! I can't wait to share this with my friends who like neuroscience!
Great video! Great presentation that included a lot of information. Keep up the great work!
Thanks this was a really fun one to research.
Underrated channel!
A great video friend. Very well explained as is the effect of the poison of these beautiful frogs, incredible what they can generate. Thanks and regards
I have always found the biochemistry of venom and poison really interesting.
Cool video! I love these little frogs! I have one myself!
Keep it up man, good stuff
Thanks, will do!
How does it taste though?
Nice Video!
i find it very concerning for myself that these guys look really good to eat
the blue flavoured candy are always the best
(0:04) poison dart frogs like to hide in trees or small branches and leaves
(0:27) I like tarantula hawks
The really tiny dart frogs I have found living and rearing tadpoles in broken pieces of bamboo
He sounds exactly like cg5
So how does it poisons us? Does it poisons us through skin contact or what?
Generally toxins are absorbed through eating a frog, but the golden poison frog is toxic enough that handling the species without gloves in not recommended