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What is the most poisonous land animal in the world?
Answer
Golden poison dart frog
The golden poison dart frog holds the title of Earth's most poisonous land animal, containing enough toxin to kill up to 10 adult humans. This tiny frog secretes alkaloid poisons through its skin as a defense mechanism, and unlike venomous animals that must inject toxins, poisonous animals deliver toxins through ingestion or skin contact. Indigenous Colombians traditionally used the frog's toxins to poison blow darts, giving this species its distinctive common name.
💡 Did you know?
Golden poison dart frogs acquire their deadly toxins from their diet of small arthropods, not manufacturing them.
Other options people guess
- Inland taipan snake
- Box jellyfish
- Gila monster
Topics
- animals
- biology
- zoology
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