frog

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Epibatidine, found in the Ecuadoran dart frog, causes muscle paralysis and eventual asphyxiation.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

"So what was it in the end - poison derived from the skin of a South American frog or Novichok?"

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was almost certainly killed by a poison derived from a rare frog toxin in an Arctic prison colony two years ago, several European governments said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

In the 1984 film “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” the famous frog shows up at Sardi’s disguised in an elegant outfit and a pencil mustache.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Having come from the busy world of society, the frog was less surprised to see Abel than Abel was to see him.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig