Black poison frogs are types of frogs that can kill humans with dart poison. The biggest fear of a black poison frog is big things because black poison frogs are not that big so if they see a fire-bellied snake they get scared because a fire-bellied snake is a black poison frogs predator and the fire-bellied snake is really big. Black poison frogs live 10 – 15 years in their environment. Black poison frogs have a range of emotions just like humans they can experience display aggression, potential empathy, curiosity and boldness just like humans can when humans show emotions. Black poison frogs are amphibians. Black poison frogs need a moist environment in order to survive because black poison frogs have a backbone and a black poison needs a moist environment for their backbone because black poison frogs have something called cutaneous respiration which means a form of breathing that gas occurs into the animals skin. Did you know that black poison frogs can glow when it’s dark? When black poison frogs glow in the dark they have a glow that looks like a UV, they sometimes are green or blue maybe even red, for example if a black poison frog is in a room and someone turns the lights off the black poison frog will glow in the dark. black poison frogs have a biofluorescent and bioactive exhibit.
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Jeralyn Conner, Contributor
April 21, 2026

Black Poison Frog
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Jeralyn Conner, Contributor
Jeralyn is a first year member and a fourth grader at PS 218. She aims to to tell stories that protect people from dangerous animals and deadly plants.

































