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The furry puss caterpillar's venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely source

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The furry puss caterpillar's venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely source

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Science@beehaw.org · 3 years ago

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This caterpillar can cause excruciating pain when touched. But unlike most venomous arthropods, it uses its venom purely for self-defence.

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2305871120

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It happens in higher lifeforms. Among bacteria and the like it’s extremely common.

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