Monday, June 10, 2019

What's your poison? Scrupulous scorpions tailor venom to target

Replenishing venom takes time and energy -- so it pays to be stingy with stings. According to researchers scorpions adapt their bodies, their behavior and even the composition of their venom, for efficient control of prey and predators. Writing in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, they say it's not just the size of the stinger, but also how it's used that matters.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2IzerqZ

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