Venom from the giant red bull ant is helping University of Queensland scientists understand the evolution of animal toxins in work that could lead to better treatments for pain.
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2018
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Venoms produced by snails, snakes, scorpions and spiders contain numerous bioactive compounds that could lead to therapeutic drugs or insect-specific pesticides. Yet little is known about venoms produced by insects, in part ...
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Sep 12, 2018
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Venomous reptiles, bugs and marine life have notorious reputations as dangerous, sometimes life-threatening creatures. But in a paper in the current issue of Science, first author Mandë Holford, an associate professor of ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2018
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Cobras are among the most widely known venomous snakes, and yet a new research paper has revealed that what was thought to be a single widespread cobra species, the forest cobra, is, in fact, made up of five separate species. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2018
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Some animals, such as venomous snakes and insects, can use venom for predation or defense, which is an ability that has been developed through millions of years. And the evolution continues – partly due to an increasing ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2018
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It is more likely to see a habu snake in a bottle of Okinawan rice liquor than to see one slithering by the wayside. Even so, habus are very common in the Ryukyu islands, of which Okinawa is a part. Okinawa is home to three ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2018
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A bite from a lancehead snake can be fatal. Species in the family, found throughout Central and South America, have venom that can disrupt blood clotting and cause hemorrhage, strokes and kidney failure.
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2018
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Perth's coolest spiders, the woman on a mission to protect them and her 89-year-old inspiration.
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2018
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The most dangerous snake you are likely to meet in northern Europe are vipers and grass snakes, which are generally only dangerous to children and dogs.
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2018
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Anyone who has sat down to a summer crab feast knows how hard, messy and delicious they are.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2018
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