I saw two snakes on my trip to #SouthAfrica - both youngsters and both highly venomous. The Boomslang and the Puff Adder ....here's an 11 second video of the latter.
#Africa #KrugerNationalPark #Kruger #snake #adder #venomous #nature #wildlife
Time for #venomous #snake #doctor Teti Neb Fu https://www.popsci.com/science/ancient-egypt-magician-tomb/ #Egypt #archaeology
New #venomous reptile species from the Late #Triassic unearthed in #Arizona https://phys.org/news/2024-10-venomous-reptile-species-late-triassic.html
A small venomous reptile from the Late Triassic (Norian) of the southwestern United States https://peerj.com/articles/18279/ by Helen Burch et al.
"We know very little about the origins of reptile #venom systems outside of living #snakes and# lizards, so Microzemiotes sonselaensis is a very exciting addition to a small handful of #Mesozoic envenomaters"
Have you ever been stung by a Gympie-Gympie? If you have, you'd know!
Also known as the 'stinging tree', this is one of the world's most venomous plants and can cause months of excruciating pain for unsuspecting humans who come across them.
So, how does the touch of this plant cause so much pain? Find out… https://ausgeo.co/gympiegympie
#plant #plants #gympiegympie #flower #venomous #flora #floral #throwbackthursday
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #biology #nature #wildlife #science #scientist
This #building is Natural science museum of #Helsinki #Finland. Why I'm a bit scared to go in? More than 50 years, it has also been home to a population of the Chilean recluse #spider (Loxosceles laeta), the most #venomous of its kind. And no one really knows how it got there. #Spiders are everywhere, in cupboards and drawers, on desks and shelves and behind pictures on the walls. 
#suomimastodon #scary #horror #arachnophobia
Nějaká divná žlutá bužírka na stromě, radši jsme na to nesahali... 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/96541566@N06/53954733310/
#CostaRica #Cahuita #forest #nature #snake #viper #SmolSnek #venomous
Tunnels aim to encourage British #snakes to mix and breed https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/10/adder-girl-tunnels-aim-to-encourage-british-snakes-to-mix-and-breed
"The tunnels opened for snakes this spring after radio-tagging studies showed two #adder populations on the commons were not mixing because of the road. The populations need to meet each other to breed and boost their genetic diversity... #Britain’s only #venomous snake has vanished from central #England over the last decade because of persecution, #HabitatFragmentation and non-native #pheasants predation"
"For some, the larvae called to mind asps #caterpillars, another fluffy yet highly #toxic variety often found in the Lone Star State. Asps, which resemble a toupee, are one of the most #venomous caterpillars in the country...
TPWD recommends that if you are not sure whether a species might be poisonous, you should avoid touching it, writing: "All this to say—when in doubt, DON'T TOUCH THE FUZZY CATERPILLARS.""
@Chron
https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/dagger-caterpillars-texas-18534260.php
The Mean Girls waited as Sssindy & the Angelsss came offstage at a music festival on Paragon.
"How many Better Angels does it to change an illuminator?" one joked.
"How many?"
"None! They're all too short to reach the lamp!"
They all laughed.
Bebe stopped & glared at them.
"Just ignore them," Zaza said.
"Oh! What a #venomous look!" one said.
"Oh, sssweety!" Sssindy said & affected a yawn, erecting her massive fangs.
They turned pale & took a step back.
Bebe bounced offstage cheerfully.
Blue Ring Octopus are famous for their venomous bite and their vibrant color. Despite their large personalities, they are small in stature. The fourth image below shows the octopus next to a regular-sized marble. It was a delight to watch this species flash its colors, walk around the sea floor, and even interact with a nearby fish.
A New ERGA-Pilot #genome has been recently released: The Hungarian meadow viper - Europe's most endangered #venomous #snake. Congratulations to the entire genome team on this achievement! https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/view/GCA_947247035
ERGA Pilot Project: https://www.erga-biodiversity.eu/pilot-project
Glucose-starved #yeast poisons neighboring #microbes as well as its own clones https://phys.org/news/2022-11-glucose-starved-yeast-poisons-neighboring-microorganisms.html
#Autotoxin-mediated latecomer killing in yeast communities: Arisa Oda et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001844
"When starved of #glucose, yeast releases a #toxin that will poison other #microorganisms that have entered its surrounding habitat, even its own clones. This #venomous phenomenon was previously unknown and contributes to our understanding of #unicellular microorganism behavior"
