Quote Originally Posted by tgampper View Post
The reason for the powerful toxin is that they live in the nests of ponerine ants. The skin toxins protect them from being attacked by the ants.
This I did not know, where did you read this? Generally we find them in leaf litter and under logs and such, but I know they do hibernate in termite mounds.

On another note the species in the wild does live on a diet of ants and termites and the formic acid probably plays a role in the poisonous secretions.

My friend has also felt his skin tingling after handling a large adult, but after having mine for well over a year I have never experienced this. In the early stages I did feed them on termites to get them feeding and only at that point could I feel a sticky substance after handling them, but not in the last 10+ months of never giving them termites.

Bunnygirl - Out of curiosity please could you tell me the size of them and post a pic.