News tagged with poison frogs

Treadmill tests for poison frogs prove toxic species are more physically fit

The most toxic, brightly colored members of the poison frog family may also be the best athletes, says a new study.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Killer catfish? Venomous species surprisingly common, study finds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Name all the venomous animals you can think of and you probably come up with snakes, spiders, bees, wasps and perhaps poisonous frogs. But catfish?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

New research may lead to new ways to control honeybee parasite

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ground-breaking discoveries by Michigan State University researchers could help protect honeybees from deadly parasites that have devastated commercial colonies.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A newly discovered chemical weapon in poison frogs' arsenal

New research documents a surprising chemical weapon used by some Amazonian poison frogs. The study identified for the first time a family of poisons never before known to exist in these brightly colored creatures ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Amazonian amphibian diversity traced to Andes

Colorful poison frogs in the Amazon owe their great diversity to ancestors that leapt into the region from the Andes Mountains several times during the last 10 million years, a new study from The University ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0