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Rainforest Gems

            Rain drips from broad leaves in the rainforest.  Many animals hide in the leaves.  Some only come out a night.  One animal does not hide.  It hops and climbs about all day.  It does not fear other animals.  Its bright colors shine like gems.  Those colors warn other animals to say away.

            This colorful creature is not a butterfly or a bird.  It is a frog.  Birds, snakes, and other animals like to eat frogs.  Most learn to leave this tiny gem alone.  Their mouths go numb if they take a bite.  Their muscles freeze up.  Their hearts stop beating, and they die.  This deadly little gem is called the poison dart frog.

            Poison dart frogs come it all kinds of bright colors.  They can be yellow, red, orange, blue, green or black.  Many have patterns.  They have spots, stripes, or bands.  Their bright colors say, “Don’t eat me!  I’m deadly.”  Most rainforest animals learn to stay away.

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