Got spots before your eyes? And they’re moving? They might belong to one of the tiny polka dot strawberry dart frogs (Dendrobates pumilio) in Waters of the World. The tan (shown here), orange and nearly dotless yellow morphs, or varieties, are the same species as the mostly red frogs that, despite their delicious color, produce a terrible-tasting toxin in their skin. To predators, these strawberry, orange and yellow – along with green, blue, black and multicolored – dart frog morphs are just another name for “yuck.”

Posted by Karen Furnweger, web editor