Midnight in the Garden of Evil (EXPLORE)
For Macro Mondays theme 'Poisonous'.
My aim for this theme was to make a beautiful flower look evil. Numerous plants, including the calla lily, are poisonous due to the presence of calcium oxalate crystals. Their needle-like shape results in direct trauma to the soft tissues of the mouth and throat leading to pain and swelling. Large amounts are normally needed for serious toxicity as the unpleasant symptoms in the mouth mean it rarely gets ingested, but it can cause gastrointestinal irritation leading to acute vomiting and diarrhoea.
Explored June 12, 2017.
Midnight in the Garden of Evil (EXPLORE)
For Macro Mondays theme 'Poisonous'.
My aim for this theme was to make a beautiful flower look evil. Numerous plants, including the calla lily, are poisonous due to the presence of calcium oxalate crystals. Their needle-like shape results in direct trauma to the soft tissues of the mouth and throat leading to pain and swelling. Large amounts are normally needed for serious toxicity as the unpleasant symptoms in the mouth mean it rarely gets ingested, but it can cause gastrointestinal irritation leading to acute vomiting and diarrhoea.
Explored June 12, 2017.