Smithsonian Magazine

These Animals Eat Poisons and Don’t Die. Some Even Become Toxic in Turn

Critters consuming species that harbor deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.
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Animals that eat poisons and don’t die

Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way ...

Venomous or poisonous? Know how snakes, frogs, and plants use toxins in strikingly different ways

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...
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This Frog Species Has One of the Most Dedicated Dads in Nature

Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus ...
Opinion

They’re Evolving: Snakes Observed Wiping Lethal Poison Off Frogs Before Eating Them

Snakes are smarter than most give them credit for and a new study published in the ecoevorix journal only reinforces that. What they found was Amazonian ...

New study unveils some snakes outsmart toxic frogs by wiping away their poison

Scientists found a remarkable sight on how some snakes are wiping poison off from deadly frogs before eating them. The ...