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Photo in the News: "Golden" Poison Frog Discovered  -  Jan 23, 2010
National GeographicAugust 30, 2007—It's a good thing this frog is small, because it doesn't have much room to maneuver. This newly discovered species of poison frog is a mere ...

Article: 'Frogs' a colorful, quirky attraction at MSI - Chicago Sun...  -  Jun 9, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchThe golden poison frog of Colombia, which is about the size of your thumb, may be the most venomous animal on earth. Frogs are the stars of the new visiting ...

Record-Journal : Three-year-old Isaac Gettinger, of Portland, Ore., …  -  May 21, 2008
$2.95 - Record-Journal - NewsBankThree-year-old Isaac Gettinger, of Portland, Ore., presses his face against the glass to get a better look at a golden poison frog Tuesday at the Museum of ...

2 held over Bolivian bombs  -  Mar 23, 2006
South African Star - The South African StarZurich - A golden poison frog sits on a branch in Zurich's zoo yesterday. The skin of an adult golden poison frog has enough toxin to kill 20 000 mice or ...

poison frog -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaIn fact, the skin secretion of the true poison dart frog, or golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), is so toxic that the tip of a dart rubbed across ...

THIS JOINT IS REALLY JUMPIN': Frog fans should hop on over to Hyde …  -  Jun 9, 2006
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comThe deadliest species of all is the golden poison frog, present in the exhibit and barely an inch long. A single frog has enough toxicity in it to kill ...

poison frog (amphibian) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  May 8, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaIn fact, the skin secretion of the true poison dart frog, or golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), is so toxic that the tip of a dart rubbed across ...

Independently, Two Frogs Blaze the Same Venomous Path  -  Aug 9, 2005
New York TimesThe golden poison frog has enough venom in its skin to kill 12 people. Why else would a creature coveted by everything from snakes and birds to Jacques ...

Feedback - 12 November 2005 - New Scientist  -  Nov 12, 2005
New ScientistIn a recent column, Elder reports that the most poisonous animal on Earth is a small frog: "The two-inch-long golden poison frog shoots darts that knock ...

Article: Bet Ya Didn't Know - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research...  -  Feb 8, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchA golden poison frog, appropriately named terribilis, has enough poison on its skin to kill ... Read all of this article with a FREE trial ...

Killer frogs land in Portsmouth  -  Apr 7, 2005
The GuardianLess than 5cm long, the Colombian golden poison frog hardly looks like a killer. But it is among the deadliest of land creatures, secreting a poison that ...

New exhibit a bit of a leap for Science and Industry: 'Frogs! A...  -  Jun 8, 2006
$2.95 - Chicago Sun-Times - NewsBankThe Golden Poison frog -- or phyllobates terribilis -- from western Colombia has enough poison in its skin to kill 10 people. ...

Colombia's endangered species at the mercy of jungle drug cartels  -  Nov 8, 2009
The Guardian...packs distributed to European schoolchildren – include the harpy eagle, titi monkey, golden poison frog, tapir, spectacled bear and gorgona blue lizard. ...

Sea creatures  -  Dec 15, 2009
Christian Science MonitorPuffer fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate in the world, bedhind a Golden Poison Frog. The skin and certain internal organs of the fish are highly ...

Bet Ya Didn't Know  -  Feb 7, 2008
Washington PostA golden poison frog, appropriately named terribilis, has enough poison on its skin to kill 20000 mice -- or 10 people. That makes it one of the most ...

Couple Lucky to Be Alive After Eating Deadly Fish Given to Them as...  -  May 13, 2009
FOXNews...also referred to as puffers, balloon fish, toadies and bubble fish, are the second most poisonous vertebrate in the world after the golden poison frog. ...

Living, leaping, peeping tropical exhibit | Article from The Record...  -  Mar 2, 2008
Pay-Per-View - The Record - HighBeam ResearchA golden poison frog, appropriately named terribilis, has enough poison on its skin to kill 20000 mice — or 10 people. That makes it one of the most ...

'Frogs' a colorful, quirky attraction at MSI  -  Jun 9, 2006
$2.95 - Chicago Sun-Times - NewsBankThe golden poison frog of Colombia, which is about the size of your thumb, may be the most venomous animal on earth. Frogs are the stars of the new visiting ...

The Most Poisonous Creature?  -  Mar 28, 2007
HappyNews.comThe poison from the skin of the world's most poisonous known creature — the tiny, 1.5-inch, Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) — kills the monkey. ...

“Hop to Itâ€?  -  Sep 9, 2007
Audubon MagazineBut indigenous hunters in Colombia can rub as many as 50 darts along the back of a single golden poison frog to create potent projectiles. ...

Bet Ya Didn't Know  -  Feb 8, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - ProQuest ArchiverA golden poison frog, appropriately named terribilis, has enough poison on its skin to kill 20000 mice -- or 10 people. That makes it one of the most ...

Tiny bird pinup in drugs war  -  Oct 26, 2009
New Zealand HeraldOther animals under threat include the harpy eagle, titi monkey, golden poison frog, tapir, spectacled bear and gorgona blue lizard. ...

GLAD YOU ASKED - WELCOME TO THE WORLD, KID - HERE'S YOUR …  -  Sep 2, 2005
$2.95 - Charlotte Observer - NewsBankThe two-inch-long golden poison frog shoots darts that knock monkeys out of trees of Colombia's rainforests. They're dead before they hit the ground. ...

WATER WORRIES? DOSE MATTERS SCIENTISTS TRY TO PIN DOWN …  -  Mar 4, 2007
$2.95 - St. Paul Pioneer Press - NewsBankThe skin of the golden poison frog of Colombia has poison, Batrachotoxin, that will kill at 1 part per million. -- Dioxin can kill at 1 part per 50 million. ...

Charlotte Observer, The : CORRECTION  -  Sep 20, 2005
$2.95 - Charlotte Observer - NewsBank2 contained incorrect information about the golden poison frog. The frogs do not shoot darts. Some peoples of the Colombian rain forest use the frog's ...

Kissing This Frog Won't Get You a Prince!  -  Jan 13, 2008
BuzzleThe most poisonous is the Golden Poison Frog, which is only two inches long. This frog's poison is an alkaloid, which is one of several poisons common to ...

SFGate: Day in Pictures  -  May 21, 2008
San Francisco ChronicleKiss of death narrowly averted: A pane of glass saves a boy bent on flouting the "Don't Kiss" sign at the golden poison frog exhibit in Fort Lauderdale's ...

Pets Dart Frogs Pictures from March 3, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP …  -  Mar 3, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchSean Stewart poses with a Phllobates terribilis, common name Golden poison frog, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, in Ellicott City, Md. With 500 adult frogs of 20 ...

Hop to it: 'Frogs' exhibit shows amphibians' true colors  -  Jun 13, 2006
$2.95 - Daily Herald - NewsBankThe exhibit displays more than 150 types of frogs, ranging from the toothless smooth sided toad to the highly lethal golden poison frog, which has enough ...

Great leap forward - Exhibit of live frogs has museum jumping  -  Feb 3, 2008
$2.95 - Washington Times - NewsBankOr the fact that the most poisonous frog - the golden poison frog (safely on display behind glass) - has enough poison to kill 20000 mice or 10 humans. ...

Couple Lucky to Be Alive After Eating Deadly Fish Given to Them as...  -  May 12, 2009
MyFox Dallas...also referred to as puffers, balloon fish, toadies and bubble fish, are the second most poisonous vertebrate in the world after the golden poison frog. ...

Frog exhibit a real crowd-pleaser  -  Feb 9, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Daily Mercury - ProQuest ArchiverA golden poison frog, appropriately named terribilis, has enough poison on its skin to kill 20000 mice -- or 10 people. That makes it one of the most ...

BABY, WELCOME TO THE WORLD - AND WORLD EVENTS  -  Sep 18, 2005
$2.95 - Grand Forks Herald - NewsBankThe 2-inch-long golden poison frog shoots darts that knock monkeys out of trees in Colombia's rainforests. They're dead before they hit the ground. ...

Q . What creature on Earth can inject a person with the deadliest...  -  Sep 15, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Aberdeen American News - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe 2-inch-long golden poison frog shoots darts that knock monkeys out of trees of Colombia's rainforests. They're dead before they hit the ground. ...

Fascination with frogs holds hope for healing  -  Aug 11, 2008
$2.95 - Daily News - NewsBankThe most toxic of the species is the 2-inch golden poison frog. "I just fell in love," said Cole, now 24. "I thought, 'Wow, they're really cool! ...

WHICH ONE IS ON EXHIBIT Pictures from May 20, 2008 | HighBeam …  -  May 20, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchIsaac Gettinger, 3, of Portland, Ore., watches a golden poison frog on exhibit at the Museum of Discovery and Science during a preview Tuesday, May 20, ...

Bet Ya Didn't Know  -  Feb 8, 2008
Washington Post,A golden poison frog, appropriately named terribilis, has enough poison on its skin to kill 20000 mice -- or 10 people. That makes it one of the most

Great leap forward  -  Feb 3, 2008
Washington Times,Or the fact that the most poisonous frog — the golden poison frog (safely on display behind glass) — has enough poison to kill 20000 mice or 10 humans.


Briefs - March 23, 2006 Mar 23, 2006
Zurich - A golden poison frog sits on a branch in Zurich's zoo yesterday. The skin of an adult golden poison frog has enough toxin ...
The South African Star (subscription),
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