Three-Striped Poison Frog | Week of Dartch 9th

0:00Prepare yourselves. It's March 9th, 2026. I'm Kim, and the frog of the week is the three striped poison frog. This frog can be found in the Amazon rainforest in South America. It is generally black, with two yellow or green stripes running from its snout to its hind legs. And two stripes running from below its eye to its front legs. It may also have a stripe down the center of its back, but not all individuals in the species have this stripe. Hence, the name three striped is not always accurate, and that's why you should always question authority.

1:00Scientists have found that three striped poison frogs are very talented navigators. In one study, researchers strapped tiny radio transmitters to the frogs to see how well they could find their way home after being moved to a different location. The frogs could easily return to their home territory. GPS, more like GPS, the F stands for frog. Male three striped poison frogs will perch on branches to call to potential mates. They are very territorial about their calling sites, and may reuse their sites for several days. Their call is a high-pitched chirp.

2:01Females hide their eggs under fallen leaves, and the males then take care of them until they hatch about two weeks later. At that point, the male will transport the tadpoles to a water source, nice of dad to drop off the kids at school. I like this frog because it defies expectations, and that's the frog of the week. If you'd like to visit us online, ask your dad to give you a ride to our website, frogpod.online, or our social media linked in the show notes. Thanks for joining us. See you next week.

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