Conium maculatum known by the common name hemlock, even though the two plants are quite different. Similarly, the plant should not be confused with "Cicuta" (commonly known as water hemlock). The dried stems are sometimes called kecksies or kex. "Conium" comes from the Ancient Greek "κώνειον - kṓneion" : "hemlock". This may be related to "konas" (meaning to whirl), in reference to vertigo, one of the symptoms of ingesting the plant. "Conium maculatum" is an herbaceous biennial flowering plant that grows to tall, with a smooth, green, hollow stem, usually spotted or streaked with red or purple on the lower half of
Sky-blue poison frog Sky-blue poison frog The sky-blue poison frog ("Hyloxalus azureiventris") is a species of poison dart frog. It is endemic to Peru and known from the lower eastern versant of the Andes in the upper Amazon basin of the San Martín Region. The species has been placed in numerous genera, including the new genus "Cryptophyllobates" erected for it. However, it is now placed in "Hyloxalus"; although "Hyloxalus azureiventris" represents a distinct clade within "Hyloxalus", recognizing it formally would render the rest of "Hyloxalus" paraphyletic. Its main distinguishing feature is dorsolateral stripes that run down the back and end on the posterior.