What do poison dart frogs do to inject poison into you?

Question

Like, what do they use? Do they lick you, or bite, or what?
And how bad would the damage be?

Answer 1

they do not inject any thing into u they secreet a toxin through their skin and if you get it on your hands then put them in your mouth you get sick dont know how sick but they are called poison dart or poison arrow frogs because tribes in the rainforests rub the tips of their arrows or their darts onto the frogs to make them leathal.

Answer 2

Wikipedia

Answer 3

I might add that captive bred poison dart frogs lack the toxicity of their wild counterparts. There is something in the wild frogs diet that contributes to the poison they excrete.

Answer 4

Nothing. They can't inject anything into you. The chemical on their body is what darts are dipped into and those can pierce and kill you. The poison itself is only used on predators that attack the frogs, not humans.

Answer 5

They don't inject anything, the poison comes from the pores in their skin so all you have to do is touch them and if you put your fingers in your mouth or eyes, or touch an open wound you'd pretty much be dead.

Answer 6

they dont inject it, but if even the slightest amount gets in your mouth it is fatal. one frog has enough poison to kill about 7 adults. they actually get the poison from the insects they eat, they intensify it somehow.

Answer 7

If it was wild cought the damage could be minor to major all depends. It's their saliva and the coating on them.

Answer 8

when you touch them the poison in them ruins your nervous system.
they get the poison from what they eat in the wild
if you buy a captive bred one it may not be poisonous

Answer 9

it come from glands in their skin. basically all you have to do it touch one bare handed to be poisoned

Answer 10

they secrete a slime on there skin and if eaten will kill you. But you can touch them if you wash your hands really well..