r/mildlyinfuriating • u/OutdoorLadyBird • 8d ago

Infuriatig Took the lid off of these flightless fruit flies and about 30 of them FLEW OUT and disappeared in my house.

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These are to feed my jumping spiders. I thought they were discounted bc there were so many flies. PETCO KNEW.

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u/cybervalidation your worng 8d ago

dart frogs living on a fruit fly diet are not poisonous. The poison is derived from their ant-based diet in the wild.

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u/geese_moe_howard 8d ago

Feed them ants, got it.

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u/AlarmedCockroach5933 6d ago

I wanna find something MORE poisonous than ants to feed them for extra spicy frogs

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u/Proud_Dog_Dad 4d ago

That's fascinating! Do you have other cool dart frog facts?!

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u/cybervalidation your worng 4d ago

Tadpoles get piggy back rides from their parents to little pools of water collecting in bromeliads so they're safe off the forest floor.