The venomous stings and bites of Australia’s spiders and snakes are well known but it turns out the plants here also want to do you harm.
Source:SuppliedScientists already knew about molecules of histamine, acetylcholine and formic acid delivered by the five-millimetre trichomes of the stinging tree’s leaves, but found these didn’t cause the same severe stinging sensation when injected independently.
“We were interested in finding out if there were any neurotoxins that could explain these symptoms, and why the Gympie-Gympie can cause such long-lasting pain.”
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