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Seeing red



































































                                                                                                    The message is
                                                                                                    loud and clear with
                                                                                                    this colourful frog

                                                                                                    Strawberry poison dart frogs
                                                                                                    display their dazzling skin as a
                                                                                                    natural defence mechanism, so
                                                                                                    as to warn potential predators of
                                                                                                    their toxicity. Despite their name,
                                                                                                    these frogs come in a variety of
                                                                                                    colours, including orange, yellow
                                                                                                    and green, as well as the classic
                                                                                                    red. Poison dart frogs grow to
                                                                                                    be no more than 2.5 centimetres
                                                                                                    (one inch) long, but size doesn’t
                                                                                                    really matter when you’re one of
                                                                                                    the most poisonous creatures in
                                                                                                    the rainforest.


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