The Santander poison dart frog is a very small bright frog from the tropical forests of Colombia. It has a red back with black spots and blue legs, and its skin secretes a strong poison to protect against enemies.
The Santander poison dart frog differs from related species by a special combination of red and blue colors. It is important for the forest because it eats many insects and indicates that the forest is healthy and not polluted.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Worker
Elders
Protrusible tongue coated with adhesive mucus for capturing prey.
Tail size
Bro
birth time
lakes and ponds
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
shallow coastal zones of rivers and lakes
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age
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
Palearctic realm
no permanent shelter
Legs count
freshwater coastal and creek
live ants of all castes and sizes
Close
very hot and very humid all year round, rain almost every day
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days
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
Venomous
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
Neotropical realm
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
live ticks and mites
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Eyes count
live flies, horseflies, dipterans
Colors
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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Always hot
sticky tongue
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Trophic type
Filters
Eyes color
On the map
lunge
forest
all life stages
Female ♀
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
standing fresh waters — lakes, ponds, oxbow lakes
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
up to ~3 grams, up to 3 centimeters
tongue
birth year
Maturity
Skin color
rains almost always, very humid
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
Legs color
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
flies
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
young after fast growth
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
early young
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Freshwater
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
Produces toxins capable of causing harm when delivered.
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
Always hot and wet
This is me
freshwater
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Always very wet
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
tongue
Legs size
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
cm
Old-timers
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active predation
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Tail color
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Litter size
ticks and mites
Daddies
ants
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Sand grain
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Where are they found?
Uses the tongue to locate, manipulate, or ingest food items.
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
all rivers and lakes
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Observations
◉{N} more on tap