as . ▁ ▁To x icity ▁ ▁While ▁its ▁to x icity ▁is ▁we aker ▁than ▁P . ▁ter rib ilis , ▁P . ▁b icol or ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁highly ▁to xic ▁animal , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁fro gs ▁confirmed ▁to ▁have ▁caused ▁human ▁fatal ities . ▁Just ▁ 1 5 0 ▁micro gram s ▁of ▁its ▁poison ▁is ▁enough ▁to ▁kill ▁an ▁adult ▁human . ▁This ▁f rog ▁is ▁often ▁he ated ▁over ▁a ▁fl ame ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁" s we at " ▁the ▁liquid ▁poison ▁for ▁hunting ▁d arts . ▁The ▁poison ▁causes ▁death ▁by ▁resp ir atory ▁and ▁mus cular ▁par al ysis . ▁Research ▁is ▁being ▁conducted ▁to ▁determine ▁medic inal ▁uses ▁for ▁this ▁bat rach ot ox in . ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁d art ▁fro gs , ▁capt ive - ra ised ▁individuals ▁are ▁not ▁to xic ; ▁the ▁animals ▁require ▁chemical s ▁found ▁only ▁in ▁their ▁wild ▁food ▁sources , ▁mainly ▁insect s . ▁In ▁capt ivity , ▁these ▁chemical s ▁are ▁not ▁available ▁to ▁them ▁from ▁their ▁food ▁sources . ▁ ▁Be havior ▁▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Ph yl lob ates , ▁P . ▁b icol or ▁is ▁mostly ▁terrest rial , ▁only ▁taking ▁to ▁the ▁trees ▁when ▁re aring ▁young . ▁Most ▁are ▁solit ary ▁animals , ▁however ▁wild ▁groups ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁occasionally . ▁Un like ▁many ▁f rog ▁species , ▁both ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁can ▁be ▁vocal , ▁producing ▁high - p itch ed , ▁bird - like