One type of ant, the Nylanderia fulva or also called crazy ant, a species of invasive ant, has an effective way of neutralizing the insects that try to hunt them with their venom.
The venom of the king cobra can kill us, but properly treated it can also give us life, since its toxins act as inhibitors of neuronal communication and palliative of many diseases.
A protein found in centipede venom may be more effective than morphine in treating chronic pain. And, what is more interesting, it does not cause side effects, according to a study conducted by Australian and Chinese researchers and published in the journal PNAS.
Potatoes, for example, contain solanine, a natural fungicide and pesticide that the tuber uses to protect itself and which, in addition to being responsible for its slight bitter taste, can cause neurotoxic effects or gastrointestinal damage if consumed in high proportions. Many edible mushrooms and mushrooms contain a substance called amanitoxin that can destroy the liver.
Indeed. Specifically, the so-called cone snails (of the genus Conus) are very dangerous, tropical marine gastropods that dig their teeth like harpoons into their prey and inject them with paralyzing poisons made up of a potent mixture of one hundred to two hundred different neurotoxins.
Researchers from the Society for the Conservation of Wildlife, the University of Oxford (UK) and the National Museums of Kenya (Africa) have found the first mammal to use venom to defend itself against predators.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
