Why Are Dart Frogs Poisonous? Episode 37
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 618 Ratings
🗓️ 25 June 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
When God created dart frogs, He splashed the jungle in color! Discover these amazing...and deadly...creatures.
Here’s our trail map for today:
- What Is a Poison Dart Frog?
- Why Are Dart Frogs Poisonous?
- Are Poison Frogs Used to Make Darts?
- How Do Dart Frogs Get Their Poison?
- How Can We Guard Our Hearts and Minds Against Harmful Things?
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.” Philippians 4:8 (NCV)
“Keep me from looking at worthless things. Let me live by your word.” Psalm 119:37 (NCV)
“I will not look at anything wicked…” Psalm 101:3 (NCV)
“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” Proverbs 4:23 (NCV)
“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9 (NCV)
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Amphibian: Group of cold-blooded animals that include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. Most live on land and in the water and go through metamorphosis.
Cutaneous Respiration: “Skin breathing.” This is when oxygen is absorbed (taken in) through the skin instead of through lungs or gills.
Metamorphosis: When a creature goes through a big transformation or change from its baby form to its adult form.
Cold-blooded: Body temperature changes according to the environment. Cannot make their own body heat.
Theory: A theory is an explanation for why things happen or act a certain way. A theory is much more than a guess. It is based on observation, or what we see, and experimentation.
Batrachotoxin: “Frog poison.” Toxin that causes muscle contractions and stops the lungs and heart from working. Found in frogs and some birds.
Immune: Resistant to harm. Cannot be hurt by something.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:04.0 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
| 0:08.1 | And join the Nat Theo Club at the link in our show notes to receive a full lesson and activity guide and a bonus video of content every single week. |
| 0:17.0 | So you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club |
| 0:23.5 | at Aaron Linum.com slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.5 | Hello world. Wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 0:39.7 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:44.6 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. I'm your host, Aaron Linum. I'm a certified master naturalist, |
| 0:51.1 | Bible teacher, and author. And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, |
| 0:56.8 | the Bible, and his created world with you. |
| 1:09.0 | Imagine you are walking through a beautiful rainforest. |
| 1:16.8 | Tall trees sway above you. |
| 1:20.1 | And here and there a little bit of sunlight pokes through the thick canopy of leaves |
| 1:25.2 | and casts a pattern of shadows on the forest floor. |
| 1:29.9 | Birds are chorusing and singing in the branches above and filling the forest with music. |
| 1:37.0 | As you stand still and allow your eyes to adjust, you notice movement, colorful bouncing. Bright neon colored frogs are hopping |
| 1:50.1 | hopping across the forest floor and some are even climbing trees. It's a beautiful sight. |
| 1:56.7 | However, these are not the kinds of frogs that you want to catch. |
| 2:01.7 | You see, some of these beautiful frogs are deadly. |
| 2:07.1 | Today, we are learning all about a fascinating creature, the poison dart frog. |
| 2:13.0 | This episode was inspired by my friend Avi. |
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