For the first time, scientists have found a poisonous frog that takes up a toxin from its prey and then tweaks the chemical to make it a more deadly weapon.
LITTLE CHEMIST. This 4-centimeter-long frog, Dendrobates auratus, can enhance the power of a particular form of toxin that it picks up from its food.
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