Some of the most painful stings come from tarantula hawk wasps, warrior wasps, and bullet ants. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/which-insects-have-worst-painful-stings…
Tag: venom
Australian stinging tree injects animals with spider-venom-like toxin
Australian stinging trees, species of which can grow up to 35 metres tall, inject toxins that cause pain in the same way as animal venoms found in spiders and scorpions Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2254611-australian-stinging-tree-injects-animals-with-spider-venom-like-toxin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Born under the sign of Ophiuchus?
Born between November 29 and December 18? If so, the sun passes in front of Ophiuchus on your birthday. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/born-between-november-29-and-december-18-heres-your-constellation…
Wasps may benefit us as much as bees. Could we learn to love them?
We love to hate wasps, but they pollinate flowers, kill off pests and their venom might even help us treat cancer Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532740-800-wasps-may-benefit-us-as-much-as-bees-could-we-learn-to-love-them/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Brazilian toads that eat scorpions can survive the venom of ten stings
Brazil’s yellow cururu toads eat scorpions, and they can survive 5 times the dose of scorpion venom that would kill a mouse – the same as ten stings Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236988-brazilian-toads-that-eat-scorpions-can-survive-the-venom-of-ten-stings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Brazilian toads that eat scorpions can survive the venom of 10 stings
Brazil’s yellow cururu toads eat scorpions, and they can survive five times the dose of scorpion venom that would kill a mouse – the same as 10 stings Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2236988-brazilian-toads-that-eat-scorpions-can-survive-the-venom-of-10-stings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Upside-down jellyfish release venom-filled ‘bombs’ in their snot
The water surrounding upside-down jellyfish often stings to the touch, and now scientists know why. Source: https://www.livescience.com/upside-down-jellyfish-make-venomous-mucus-bombs.html
Snake cells grown in the lab produce venom we could use as medicine
Snakes are currently “milked” for their venom to produce antidotes, but lab-grown glands could mean we can avoid having to keep the reptiles on farms Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231114-snake-cells-grown-in-the-lab-produce-venom-we-could-use-as-medicine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘Suicide Squad’ Director Urges DC and Marvel Fans To Stop Feuding
An anonymous reader quotes Cinema Blend:
At the beginning of 2019, approximately a half year after James Gunn was unceremoniously fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, it was officially confirmed that he’d be jumping to the DC universe to write and direct The Suicide Squad. Then, just two months later, Disney and Marvel reversed course and rehired Gunn to helm…
Pesticide made from spider venom kills pests without harming bees
Honeybee nests are being devastated by a species of beetle, but a pesticide based on spider venom can help by killing the beetles without harming the bees Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215521-pesticide-made-from-spider-venom-kills-pests-without-harming-bees/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…