In general, the brighter the frog,the stronger its poison. The dart frog must stay moist to survive. Poison dart frogs carry their tadpoles on their backs to treetops in the canopy and put them in the water that collects in small plants that grow on the limbs of trees. The tadpoles live in the in the puddles until they mature. The frog has adhesive pads on its toes that allow it to agilely climb trees in search of insects.
Scientists think the toxins in the skin come from the frogs' diets.
Natives rub the toxins from these frogs on the tips of blowgun darts and arrowheads.