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How does the golden poison dart frog protect itself?

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The Golden Poisonous Dart Frog protects itself by a parotid glands which are located behind the eyes at the top of the head and any predators that the Golden Poisonous Dart Frog has finds the poisonous glands distasteful and can tolerate these high levels, but for other animals they are not so lucky just as humans are not. The chemicals in these frogs varies from hallucinogens, nerve poisons, poison that narrow the blood vessels and convulsants.

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