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Don't eat this, obviously. Ironically the antidote for the toxin in this mushroom is the main toxin that is contained in Deadly Nightshade which seems rather problematic to me....(in other words do not consume Deadly Nightshade if you have consumed Deadly Fibrecap! Seek medical help!).
The golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis), also known as the golden poison dart frog, is considered one of the most poisonous animals on Earth. Its name "terribilis" was given by its discoverers to highlight the terrible nature of its poison.
Physical Characteristics
Appearance: This frog is a member of the poison dart frog family and is known for its bright, warning coloration, which can be golden yellow, orange, or pale green. This defense mechanism, known as aposematic coloration, warns predators of its toxicity.
Size: It is one of the largest species of poison dart frog, reaching up to 6 cm in length.
Habitat and Behavior
Range: The golden poison frog is endemic to a small area of humid rainforests on the Pacific coast of Colombia, in the Chocó Rainforest.
Diet: Its diet consists of various insects and other small invertebrates, including ants, beetles, and flies.
Toxicity: The frog's skin glands produce a powerful neurotoxin called batrachotoxin. This toxin is so potent that a single frog can contain enough to kill 10 to 20 humans or two African bull elephants. The frog's toxicity is believed to come from the specific insects it eats in the wild, which may contain the toxins or modify them. Captive-bred frogs that do not consume these insects are not poisonous. The local indigenous Emberá people have historically used the poison from these frogs to tip their hunting blow darts.
Conservation Status
The golden poison frog is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The primary threat to its survival is the destruction of its limited rainforest habitat due to logging, agriculture, and gold mining.
Pretty certain this robber fly 'Laphria thoracica' has caught a bee and is in the process of eating it.
Like all robber flies, Laphria captures its prey in flight, instantly injects a squirt of saliva that combines toxins with enzymes that break down protein, enabling it to drink its prey.
The Amanita muscaria is the most known mushroom visually but most know little about it. A little commentary would be helpful for most. It is a hallucinogenic mushroom, well known from *Alice In Wonderland* and the Jefferson Airplane's Grace Slick: a pill to make you tall and another to make you small. The hallucinogenic alkaloids of this mushroom are not dangerous, but are certainly not recommended to take. A sister mushroom is the Amanita virosa or "Death Angel"- a pure white mushroom also with the distinguishing skirt around the stalk 3/4 of the way up. The virosa is one of the worst hepato-toxins known to man and causes liver failure quickly if ingested.
Alric Bravin continues on to the beach, his eyes moving only enough to make sure that he didn't run into anything or anyone. Finally, his goal was in sight. The beach. The place he'd come so often after the change. He was well aware of the two bodies following him, but he didn't care. Let them follow. His feet hit the sand, his boots sinking in under his weight as he heads out towards the water.
Fallon Claymore pulled a phone from her pocket, felt the knife folded up, and the little needle, so carefully capped. She had a mind to thank Kat for that. Phone was flipped open, buttons pressed. A quick message sent as she rocked her daughters back and forth to the rhythm of the waves breaking on shore. She followed him. She wouldn't go in the water though. Fallon was afraid of water.
Kadence Foxclaw: followed along behind alric, silent as hte grave..she could mimic his stillness with ease. a hiss at Fallon as she'd pass the small woman, a glint of a fang..a threat...KAde was immune to msot poisons, toxins and conseuqnently drugs due to her unique blood makeup after the initial transformation and adjsutments to her system by Stephan
Alric Bravin doesn't go in the water, but merely stands at it's edge, his eyes staring out past the surf. "Why are you following me?" he asks, not bothering to turn around. There is no inflection to his voice. It is simply cold, and flat. He crosses his arms over his chest, and stands as still as stone.
Fallon Claymore thought of what Triana had said.. The loving way or the easy way. She kept out of his immediate reach. Her phone in her hand. Another message sent. One Read. Calling the only backup she knew. "Alric? Look at me." She'd say softly, almost pleading. If she didn't have her children, she'd be closer. She'd touch him. "Because I love you." She'd answer his question, hurt at his behavior but not yet willing to give up. "Do you want to do this now? Give in now with your daughters five feet away? Please..."
Kadence Foxclaw mimiced the stillness, whispering "because i need to..because i have to...because Jekyl or Hyde....i need you...i've given you my proposal..if you won't ahve me as i am....make me better...yo ucan do it...you told me how..." she'd hiss at Fallon "you know nothing you FOOLISH girl! cherish hte daughters but warship hte sons! Jaeger waits for his father...sleeps...like ALric...a eprfect blend...you...you fool....are useless....you cannot love only one side of him...you msut lvoe it all..udnerstand...cherish..." a nod "the sons..."
Triana Mills slows from her run to an abrupt stop at the edge of the dock. Her eyes were glimmering brightly with fury as she stared down at the group assembled, her scream a growl of inhuman emotion in the night air. "Kadence, step away from him!" It took all she had in her to not draw her guns and empty the clips into the woman. She lept down into the sand and took a few steps toward Alric, attempting to lock eyes with the man as she approached. "Alric, look at me."
Alric Bravin turns his head slightly when she mentions Lorelei and Isolde, his eyes resting on the scarf that held his children. There is a perceptible change in that stony expression, a slight softening. His brows furrow. ";Make...you...better?" He asks, turning to face Kadence, his pale eyes boring into her. "This is better?" He stops when he sees Triana, his eyes blinking slowly. He does as she bids, and looks, tilting his head very slightly.
Fallon Claymore said quietly, "I won't give in. I won't give him to you without a fight. I won't let him turn into a monster without trying to save him. Its because I love him. Whatever he is, I love him... Sons. Daughters. Neither should be loved less. Neither should be worshipped. You don't have a child. You have a farce. He told me what you did. How he hated it" The words were biting but true. Fallon didn't care. It was Kadence or Alric, and she could stand to say something hateful to bring him back for now. Triana's appearance made her weakneed with relief. She couldn't chance getting close to him with the babies. "Alric please. Please come back to me. To Lore and Issy. To Rose."
Kadence Foxclaw would glare at Trianna "so you can let his... useless... inconsequential midget be with him..Alric deserves better then her." eyes disgusted as they looked to Fallon. thena soft chuckle "who will she call to save her when her white knight turns on her.....you and i Trianna..are stronger then her..we fear little.."; she'd eye Alric ";i love you and you I...i wish to be able to share everything i can with you...i am broken alric...you let Jacob break me everywhere inside..outside....heart and soul..i'm already dead insdie...i died with JAeger...you know i did..if you stop loving me...i am nothing but a shell..."at Fallons words, thsoe emerald orbs turn to Alric "or have you already cast me aside for her ....have you left all thsoe years we had...what will you tell me my brother when he finds out you let Jacob get me...and then left me to be a shattered thing...." her body would shake., a hand reaching out for his arm, a look alric knew well enough...AKde was afraid...and it was a face he saw rarely "i am *broken alric....and you will let me fall into hte abysss to live your life with Fallon...it is a farce..and we both know it....your time of...normalcy is gone...wh ycan you not have me and it be enough"
Triana Mills takes another step forward, doing her best to block out the conversation, but she can't help but hear Kadence. She doesn't break eye contact with Alric as she speaks. "Bite your tongue, you wretch" She was on the brink of drawing her guns, and would likely do so if the woman continued. "I am NOTHING like you." Her eyes soften just slightly as she gazes at her Childe. "Alric, come here" Her voice is gentle, like that of a mother, filled with love and compassion. She wanted nothing from him. She hadn't even called him since the birth of the twins. She'd let him be to make his own decisions.
Alric Bravin looks down as her hand touches his arm. It felt foreign, strange, to have flesh contact, and it jarred him. He snarls, simply from the shock of the contact, before looking towards Triana. He couldn't help but move towards her, his eyes locking with hers. His brows furrow in a look of confusion as he steps towards her in an odd, shuffling gate, his feet sinking into the sand and covering his boots.
Fallon Claymore wanted to run. She wanted to take her children and run away from the ugliness. Instead, she turned and walked to the wall. "Triana, Mind where they are" Saying, If something happens to me, take them. And she lifted the sling her children slept in, and oh so gently, she set them in the sand, covered them carefully. Then she turned and moved towards him. Sure step. Face smooth. She didn't show hesitation, or fear though she felt both. Heart thumping in her chest when she reached for his arm. "Its not better to give in Love. Its easier. And what's easy and what's right are usually not the same thing." Kadence she ignored other than to say, "He didn't Allow anything to happen to you. He'd give his life to protect you. Jacob did it. I know because he got me too." She didn't elaborate, but her fingers would try to settle on Alric's arm. Her own words echoed, her heart left behind her with her daughters. What was easy and what was right. Because she didn't want to hurt him, she'd take the harder road. The dangerous road. Because she loved him. Because it was right. Oh god let them be safe. Let him come to her. Go to Triana. But not Kadence. Not the woman trying to make him a monster. She already thought he loved Kade more than her... More than their children. She was willing to accept that. But she wouldn't accept him turning into a monster. He was better than that. She let her hand drop if it didn't make contact... and part of her hoped it didn't. If she did, or not... She'd stand there, almost touching him, willing him to come back.
No, I hadn't heard of them either. We spotted them on some apple blossom at Arundel Castle. They are so beautiful with their iridescent green shell but apparently they'll ruin your roses and also they contain a toxin within its body chemistry that can be deadly to birds, including chickens. The same toxin can be deadly to other small animals when they eat these beetle So, all in all, not a welcome visitor.
I've put another photo in the comments below which shows it's beautiful colour
Yellow Flag, Iris pseudacorus. Eurasian import at the border of a very small, very isolated artificial lake atop a low hill in a municipal park. Can sequester toxins, but probably ain’t none. Native Canna flaccida would have been more suitable for what later became a Nature Park. At least this will not become invasive, because waterborne seed transport won’t get it beyond the lake even at maximum flood, I think.
Happy Flower Friday!
Overview of Codex Alimentarius
by Rima Laibow, M.D.
At the request of the United Nations (UN) in 1962, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) took on the joint role of running and administering the Codex
Alimentarius Commission (CAC) to establish standards and remove barriers to trade for all food and
food products. Having declared that nutrients are toxins from which we must be protected, the CAC
has been busy establishing enforceable international guidelines for upper limits of nutritional
supplement dosing. Codex has goals that affect every person in the UN’s 170+ member nations,
including the United States. As a tool for furthering these goals, member nations are urged to adopt
Codex standards and guidelines as domestic policy. The United States has already committed itself to
doing so despite U. S. law which prohibits this compliance.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has adopted Codex as a standard for the adjudication of foodrelated
international trade disputes and has the authority to enforce Codex standards through
implementation of harsh economic sanctions on non-Codexcompliant member nations. Pre-existing
international treaty laws dictate that WTO rulings will override the domestic laws already in place in
its member nations and, in fact, the WHO has successfully taken both states and the U. S. government
to court in the U. S. to force changes in our domestic laws eleven times. This means our nation’s hard
won laws that give you access to over-the-counter, natural health supplements will become
meaningless. Codex’s original mandate to remove barriers to trade and assure a clean food supply has,
under the influence of private, economically-driven multinational pharmaceutical, agricultural and
chemical corporations, self-expanded far beyond its original mandate. The result is a body of highly
dangerous and restrictive policies that threaten to become domestic law in the U. S. and, as such, are
a threat to your health and freedom.
The FDA has stated explicitly that its goal is complete "harmonization" with Codex and, in order to
bring that about, international regulations i.e., Codex will be given preference over domestic ones!
(Federal Register, 10/ 11 /95)
If Codex gets its way, as it already has in the EU, we can expect that, ultimately, only 18 or so dietary
supplements will be available over-the-counter in doses which are, by design, far too small to have any
discernible impact on any human being since codex classifies nutrients as toxins. High potency
nutrients will not be available either with or without physician’s prescription since these molecules
and compounds will be forbidden under any circumstances. The big surprise? Once in the hands of
pharmaceutical companies, consumer supplement costs are expected to more than quadruple. This
has, in fact, been the experience in Europe where this process is already underway and micro-dose
nutrient prices have increased 10 to 100 fold or more (e.g., in Norway a bottle of zinc lozenges which
previously cost $2 now costs $54; in France 12 Vitamin C tabs of just10 mg cost $117; while 10 Vitamin
E caps of only 10 IU each cost $110).
Australia and the European Union (EU) are in the process of enacting harmonized Codex policies that
restrict consumer access to nutritional supplements. America is next. Though Americans value
personal freedom, the fact Codex meets infrequently (and almost always offshore) and is bogged
down in highly technical language that is difficult to understand has resulted in many Americans
being unaware of this threat. The nearly total media blackout on Codex and its activities helps to
keep the U. S. uninformed and therefore, pliant.
While there have been rare serious adverse reactions to nutritional supplements during the past
decades, (usually when taken far in excess of the recommended dosing), numerous severe and even
fatal reactions to drugs (usually when taken at the recommended dosing) occur every day and are the
fourth leading cause of death in hospitalized clients in the United States when properly
used. When improperly used, they are, in fact, far and away the leading cause of death in
the United States. Even so, drug deaths are very likely underreported. Drugs are
inherently dangerous; nutrients are not. This fact makes it clear why the drug culture
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needs to eliminate all access to natural health options, including nutritional supplements,
in order to expand and intensify its influence and thus its profitability. Healthy people
take fewer drugs and thus are poor customers.
The global pharmaceutical powers -that-be have already purchased a large piece of the
lucrative global nutritional supplement pie but the considerable size of this pie keeps the
hugely profitable pharmaceutical profit -share-pie from reaching its maximum size so the
competing nutrient pie must be destroyed. Though unable to patent a natural substance,
pharmaceutical corporations can hold patents on synthetic versions of vitamins and
minerals that, unfortunately for the consumer, often do not act like their natural vitamin
counterparts in the body and often act in unpredic table and harmful ways. If Codexcompliant
Europe is any guide, the permitted micro-doses of permitted nutrients will be
only synthetic ones.
In addition to regulatory and/or administrative takeover and destruction of the dietary
supplement market and consumer access, Codex also mandates irradiation of food;
mandatory use of antibiotics, hormones and growth stimulants in all animals raised for
food, is expected to legalize the unlabeled inclusion of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (whose
safety has never been established while their serious dangers have) into our seed and food supplies and
will increase the allowable maximum tolerated levels of pesticides, herbicides, veterinary drugs and
other dangerous industrial toxins in food, likely driving up degenerative illnesses, including cancer,
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration, MS, etc. All of these policies are made under
the guise of free and equal access to trade for all nations and protection of the public.
Some people have “Codex Anesthesia,” a state of overwhelming, numb confusion that occurs just
before people lose their health freedom. Many otherwise well-informed people from the manufacturing
and retailing sectors of natural healthcare believe that the Dietary Supplement Health and Education
Act (DSHEA), passed in 1994 to protect Americans’ access to natural healthcare substances, will still be
in place to protect them. This is not the case: Fundamental health freedoms afforded the American
public by DSHEA, which classifies supplements as food which, as such, can have no upper limit set on
their use, are now under well orchestrated legislative and/or administrative attack. Health nuts and
junk food devotees alike are not immune from this legislative attack on health freedom.
The following is a link to Dr. Laibow's website which gives a self-prompting 5-minute presentation that
tells you about Codex: http: //www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex.shtml
More in-depth information can be found on her website, www.healthfreedomusa.org, and on
the highly informative "Nutricide: the DVD" http: /
/www.healthfreedomusa.org/aboutcodex/dvd.shtml
This is the first pic I shot at Sunny's Studio. Toxin introduced me to this place, and I'd love to start using their resources more. Quite an elaborate setup they have.
Still learning and having fun playing around with lighting and lens settings.
Kea Nestor notabilis ) Who would have believed our Kea would be threatened with extinction. Always there waiting for a hand out at mountain car parks or where people occasion to be....
Along with Stoats and possums, 1080 poison has been a main offender in this dark decline.....
Authorities will try downplay this fact but anyone who knows Kea also know how curious they are, unable to pass a foreign object without a full and detailed examination, taste test, dismantling and carting off for further tests...This is the nature of Kea possibly one of the most intelligent of birds and this makes them soo vulnerable to toxins in the natural environment..
Also the most interesting thing, after 50 years of repeated use 1080 still has not done the job it was intended to do....But it's cheap.
Labunum genus.
Known as golden chain. All parts of the plant and especially the seeds are poisonous and can be lethal if consumed in excess. The main toxin is cytisine, a nicotinic receptor agonist. Symptoms of poisoning may include intense sleepiness, vomiting, excitement, staggering, convulsive movements, slight frothing at the mouth, unequally dilated pupils, coma and death. In some cases, diarrhea is very severe and at times the convulsions are markedly tetanic. "Wiki"
Macro Mondays Poisonous
Der Satans-Röhrling (Rubroboletus satanas[1], Syn. Boletus satanas), im Volksmund auch Satanspilz genannt, ist eine Pilzart aus der Familie der Dickröhrlingsverwandten (Boletaceae). Er ist ein Giftpilz.
Rubroboletus satanas, commonly known as the Satan's bolete is a basidiomycete fungus of the bolete family. It was known scientifically as Boletus satanas until 2014. Found on chalky soil in mixed woodlands in the southern, warmer regions of Europe, it is generally regarded as a poisonous mushroom, with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea and violent vomiting occurring if eaten raw or fried. However, reports of poisoning are rare due to its odd appearance and at times putrid smell minimising casual experimentation. There are reports of its traditional consumption in the former Czechoslovakia and Italy after thorough cooking (frying does not remove the toxin)
Undreds of birds come to settle(arise) on cliffs of clay and eat mineral salts which are there to be able to digest toxin which they consume by eating more or less toxic fruits. They find also some sodium there which is lacking in their food(supply). These gatherings also have a role of cohesion of the groups of birds.
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Des centaines d'oiseaux viennent se poser sur des falaises d'argile et mangent les sels minéraux qui s'y trouvent afin de pouvoir digérer les toxines qu'ils consomment en mangeant des fruits plus ou moins toxiques. Ils y trouvent aussi du sodium qui manque à leur alimentation.
Ces rassemblements ont également un rôle de cohésion des groupes d'oiseaux.
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Centenas de aves vienen para ponerse(aterrizar) sobre acantilados de arcilla y comen las sales minerales que se encuentran allí con el fin de poder digerir las toxinas que consumen comiendo frutas más o menos tóxicas. Encuentran allí también sodio que falta a su alimentación. Estas alianzas también tienen un papel de cohesión de los grupos de aves.
Red Eye Tree Frog - ending this frog series as it started with a few photos on the further adventures of these delightful frogs.
Native to Neotropical rainforests where it ranges from Mexico, through Central America, to Colombia. As its name suggests, the red-eyed tree frog has red eyes with vertically narrowed pupils. It has a vibrant green body with yellow and blue, vertically striped sides. Its webbed feet and toes are orange or red. The skin on the red-eyed tree frog's belly is soft and fragile, whereas the back is thicker and rougher. Red-eyed tree frogs have sticky pads on their toes. They spend a majority of their lives in trees; they are excellent jumpers. Red-eyed tree frogs are not poisonous and rely on camouflage to protect themselves. During the day, they remain motionless, cover their blue sides with their back legs, tuck their bright feet under their bellies, and shut their red eyes. Thus, they appear almost completely green, and well hidden among the foliage. The large red eyes not only allow identification, but also act as a defence. When a red-eyed tree frog detects an approaching predator, it abruptly opens its eyes and stares at the predator. The sudden appearance of the red eyes may startle the predator, giving the frog a chance to flee.
Tree frogs rely more heavily on their camouflage for protection, but they do have some toxins in their skin. This poison isn't exactly dangerous, but it does leave a bad taste in some predators’ mouths.
It takes a red-eyed tree frog one to two years to reach maturity, depending on how much they eat. The frogs are usually about 1.5 to 2 inches long, and females are always larger than the males (a necessity for giving those piggyback rides). The frogs usually survive about 5 years in the wild, but can live much longer in captivity.
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Two wonderful details to look at! Notice the tip of the abdomen where a golden egg is being deposited on the tiny young Passion Vine leaf. This butterfly sat still for lots of shots, a telltale sign that she is laying eggs on a host plant!
Also, look at the proboscis... the retractable drinking straw used for sipping nectar! It's curled up below and between its compound eyes! The details of the Zebra longwing are wonderful! The bold white stripes and dot-like pattern at the bottom of the wings. The red markings near the body. And the golden glowing tips of the antennae.
The zebra longwing butterfly (Heliconius charitonius) was designated the official state butterfly of Florida in 1996. The zebra longwing butterfly is found throughout Florida in hardwood hammocks, thickets, gardens and particularly in the Everglades National Park.
This butterfly is characterized by long black wings with distinctive thin stripes and a slow, graceful flight. It makes a creaking sound when alarmed. Zebra longwings feed on nectar and pollen (the only butterflies known to eat pollen which is probably why they have a long lifespan... 6 months compared to a more usual 1 month for other butterfly species.
The zebra longwing butterfly lays its eggs on passion vine leaves. Passion vines contain toxins that are consumed by the caterpillars which make the adult butterflies poisonous to predators.
Zebra longwing, Heliconium charitonius
Biscayne Park FL
As moréiasPE, ou mocréias PB, são peixes esquisitos,angüiliformes, da família dos murenídeos (Muraenidae), tendo como uma des suas principais características o corpo longo e cilíndrico. Há cerca de 200 espécies distribuídas por 15 géneros, das quais a maior mede 4 metros de comprimento. As moreias habitam cavidades rochosas e são animais carnívoros, que caçam com base num sentido de olfacto apurado. Não têm escamas e, para protecção,algumas espécies segregam da pele um muco que contém toxinas. A maior parte das moreias não tem barbatanas peitorais e pélvicas. A sua pele tem padrões elaborados que servem como camuflagem.
As moreias recebem o nome de Caramuru do povo indígena brasileiro Tupinambá e foi a alcunha dada por este povo ao português Diogo Álvares Correia, náufrago que viveu sua vida em meio a estes índios.
Em Portugal, as moreias são pescadas para alimentação.
As espécies mais comuns de moreia na costa portuguesa são:
* Moreia-estrelada (Echidna nebulosa)
* Moreia-zebra (Gymnomuaena zebra)
* Moreia-pintada (Gymnothoraz favigenis)
Características:
Moréia
Os peixes desta espécies não possuem nadadeiras ventrais e peitorais. Corpo robusto com formato cilíndrico e alongado, parecido com o de uma cobra. Possuem o dorso com coloração variando do bege ao amarelo-claro com manchas arredondadas marrom-escuro ou mesmo negras espalhadas por toda a extensão do corpo, ventre esbranquiçado. Medem de 50cm a 1,20 m de comprimento.
Ocorrência:
Águas tropicais e subtropicais do Atlântico. Ocorrem em toda a costa brasileira.
Habitat:
Espécie costeira de águas rasas, podendo, entretanto, ser encontrada a profundidades maiores. Vivem em fundos coralinos e rochosos.
Hábitos:
Geralmente solitária, passa o dia entocada, vigiando a redondeza de sua toca. Reage violentamente à aproximação de outros indivíduos que ousem chegar muito perto, abrindo a boca ameaçadoramente e atacando com fortes mordidas o intruso. Normalmente, só sai à noite para caçar, alimentando-se principalmente de peixes, polvos e crustáceos.
Peixe ou cobra?
A Moréia é um peixe. Por causa de seu corpo serpentiforme, ela é comumente confundida com aquele terrível réptil.
Muita gente acredita que a Moréia é agressiva e venenosa, mas não é verdade. A Moréia só ataca quando é perturbada na sua toca. E, mesmo assim, se a vítima xereta for mordida, ela não vai morrer, pois a Moréia não tem veneno. O máximo que pode acontecer é uma alergia, provocada pela sua saliva tóxica.
As moréias pertencem à família dos ápodos, dassificadas em tal por não terem as nadadeiras ventrais ou pélvicas. Não possuem nadadeiras peitorais.
O corpo das moréias é alongado e quase cilíndrico, além de revestido com um muco protetor. Uma longa nadadeira ímpar começa no dorso e termina no ânus, passando pela extremidade da cauda. Essa nadadeira é formada por raios moles e articulados.
Os peixes dessa ordem são ótimos nadadores, que nadam ondulando o corpo e por vezes rastejando e enterrando-se na areia.
As moréias se assemelham fortemente com as serpentes, tanto no modo de se locomover, como no corpo. As moréias podem ser confundidas facilmente com congros, estes que chegam a medir o dobro da moréia.
As moréias são consideradas perigosas pelas suas mordidas, que causam lesões geralmente graves, o que fazem com os dentes agudos. Algumas ainda, além dos dentes, possuem veneno, que inoculam ao morder.
Um exemplo deste perigo é a Muraena helena, com pele de cor amarela intensa ao marrom escuro, manchado de branco sujo.
As moréias são agressivas, cuja intensidade varia de espécie para espécie. Possuem como instinto natural a voracidade.
Os alevinos de moréia trazem grande curiosidade, que no momento da eclosão e durante o período crítico da vida, tornam o aspecto de uma folha vegetal transparente; chamada de leptocéfalo.
As moréias tem uma alimentação essencialmente carnívora, devorando peixes pequenos que venham a passar perto, além de crustáceos, moluscos e alguns invertebrados.
As moréias vivem entre os recifes de corais, e ataca qualquer um que ouse passar em frente à sua toca. O ataque, se dá com uma rapidez fulminante.
A MORÉIA NO AQUÁRIO
As moréias não são recomendadas para aquário, pois devoram peixes que lhe caibam na boca, ou mesmo invertebrados. No entanto, para quem quiser ter um aquário exótico, é uma ótima opção.
Elas são resistentes, vivem bem em aquário pequeno (com excessão da Echidna zebra que necessita de espaço para nadar). E não são tão difíceis de se alimentar, o que pode ser satisfeito com consideráveis pedaços de filé de peixe.
É recomendável que o aquário que as comporte esteja bem tampado, pois algumas chegam a pular para fora. O aquarista também deve tomar cuidado, pois ao abrir a tampa, ela pode se ver agredida e tentar uma reação.
Como companheiros para ela recomendo outras moréias, e não peixes comuns, o que pode vir a dar problemas. Podem ser encontradas em lojas especializadas, às vezes, por encomenda que pode demorar um bom tempo.
Elas podem ser ensinadas a perder sua agressividade o que é difícil e além de tudo exige coragem, muita paciência e muito tempo.
Fonte: Revista Aquarista Junior nr. 11
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The smooth-sided toad or spotted toad (Rhaebo guttatus), formerly known as Bufo guttatus, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as the Guianas (French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname). Specimens from southern Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil might represent Rhaebo ecuadorensis described in 2012.
Description
Males growth to about 15 cm (5.9 in) snout–vent length. Females are larger, at up to 17.4 cm (6.9 in), possibly even 25 cm (10 in), in snout–vent length. The dorsal color is cream colored or very light brown to reddish brown. The belly is a darker shade. The species has a characteristically prominent preocular ridge that is present even in juveniles.
The smooth sided toad secretes a toxin from a gland behind their eyes known as a bufotoxin, it has been known to cause heart failure in humans if ingested. This toxin is the toad's main line of defense against predators.
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, in particular mature gallery forests. It occurs on the ground or in deep leaf-litter on the forest floor. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.
(also monarch butterfly) a large migratory orange and black butterfly that occurs mainly in North America. The caterpillar feeds on milkweed, using the toxins in the plant to render both itself and the adult unpalatable to predators. Also called milkweed.
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IUCN Red List (2020): Endangered
Location: Highland of Pahang, Malaysia
The thick, short body fur of Slow Loris varies between species and may be grey, buff, brown or orange. They have short tails of around 1 or 2 cm in length.
There are now at least eight that are considered valid:
Sunda slow loris (N. coucang),
Bengal slow loris (N. bengalensis),
Pygmy slow loris (N. pygmaeus),
Javan slow loris (N. javanicus),
Philippine slow loris (N. menagensis),
Bangka slow loris (N. bancanus),
Bornean slow loris (N. borneanus), and
Kayan River slow loris (N. kayan).
Medical significance facts:
Slow loris are known for their venomous bite and are the only venomous primates. The toxin is obtained by licking
its glands on their arm/elbow, and the secretion is activated by mixing with saliva. According to a study, their toxic bite is meant for self-defense from would-be predators, and the toxin is also applied to their fur during grooming as a form of protection for their infants.
To date, there have been two published cases of slow loris bite in humans. This case report illustrates a case of anaphylactic shock following a bite of a wild Kayan slow loris (Nycticebus kayan) to a young man at Mulu District, in a remote area of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. The patient developed dyspnoea (feeling of suffocation, swollen lips and cramp-like sensations over both hands). He subsequently developed syncope (fainting or passing out) and hypotension. The patient was clinically stable following intramuscular injection of adrenaline 0.5 mg stat dose (Utap et al., 2019) europepmc.org/article/med/31421666
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The smooth-sided toad or spotted toad (Rhaebo guttatus), formerly known as Bufo guttatus, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as the Guianas (French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname). Specimens from southern Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil might represent Rhaebo ecuadorensis described in 2012.
Description
Males growth to about 15 cm (5.9 in) snout–vent length. Females are larger, at up to 17.4 cm (6.9 in), possibly even 25 cm (10 in), in snout–vent length. The dorsal color is cream colored or very light brown to reddish brown. The belly is a darker shade. The species has a characteristically prominent preocular ridge that is present even in juveniles.
The smooth sided toad secretes a toxin from a gland behind their eyes known as a bufotoxin, it has been known to cause heart failure in humans if ingested. This toxin is the toad's main line of defense against predators.
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, in particular mature gallery forests. It occurs on the ground or in deep leaf-litter on the forest floor. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.
This exotic bird was feeding on Nandina Berries at the L.A. County Arboretum. These berries are toxic, even to birds.
If birds eat too many, they die from the alkaloid toxins.
A couple of cinnabar moth caterpillars biologically controlling Oxford ragwort on the dunes at Gronant in North Wales. The plants are full of toxins which the caterpillars store making them a deadly meal.
Polydamas Swallowtail Caterpillar life stages. It's so cool to have this host plant. It contains a toxin that is harmful or distasteful to many animals but not to the pipevine swallowtail larvae! The caterpillar incorporates this toxin into its body to use as a defense against predators. What is even more fascinating is that the toxin remains throughout the entire life cycle of the butterfly.
Ricinus communis. Beautiful plant but it can be deadly as the seeds contain the toxin Rican, a poison for which there is no antidote. International Peace Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah.
A Gingko Leaf in freezing Ice
The Bubbles come from Paradise
Providing the Leaf with Oxygen
The Gingko doesn’t breathe any toxin in
This Leaf is preserved for ever or longer
Even in Ice it might get much stronger
With its shape similar to a Butterfly
This Gingko Leaf will most probably never die …..
(Caren)
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😄 Happy Sliders Sunday 😄
Gingko Leaf frozen in a small ice block
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Wolverine is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin, at an accelerated rate. The healing factor also slows down his aging process, enabling him to live beyond a normal human lifespan. His powerful healing factor enabled the supersoldier program Weapon X to bond the near-indestructible metal alloy adamantium to his skeleton and claws without killing him.
Found another use for those great old school lego lighting systems! ; ) yes its real not an effect!
All Credit to Florida Shoooter for the pimpin...guy has skill and patience of a saint..thanks bud
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Orange-cheeked Parrot shares a space at a local clay lick with Cobalt-winged Parakeets near Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.
They get toxins from seeds they had eaten. Clay help neutralise these toxins.
Join me in Ecuador in 2018!
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Alacrán bonaerense
( Bothriurus bonariensis )
Familia: Bothriuridae (Botriúridos)
Es una especie de veneno similar al de una abeja, es decir no peligroso.
Igualmente la gente lo mata por desconocimiento.
De cualquier manera no es conveniente manipularlos ni mantenerlos como mascotas, dado que todos -sin excepción- poseen las toxinas necesarias para capturar su alimento (principalmente otros artrópodos: insectos, crustáceos y otros arácnidos), las cuales pueden traer complicaciones a las personas alérgicas o con problemas similares.
Ante un eventual accidente donde se vea involucrado un escorpión (u otro arácnido) es conveniente tratar de conservar al ejemplar vivo o muerto (vivo: dentro de un frasco con tapa y un algodón apenas humedecido en agua o muerto: en un frasco con alcohol) y hacerlo llegar con la mayor premura a algún Centro Hospitalario cercano.
Probablemente esta sea la especie de escorpión más común en el este de la Argentina y todo el Uruguay.
Es bastante grande, pudiendo llegar a los 65 o 70 mm.
El macho posee un marcado dimorfismo sexual, tiene una estructura denominada “foseta” que consiste en una depresión en la cara dorsal de la vesícula (de coloración blanca o amarilla, que se puede observar a simple vista).
Esta estructura parece estar involucrada en el proceso de cortejo y cópula, por medio de señales químicas que apaciguan o excitan a la hembra durante el proceso.
Otros caracteres que diferencian a los machos de las hembras son la presencia de fuertes “pinzas” y una uña o espina en la cara interna de la “pinza” que utilizan para sujetar a la hembra durante la danza o paseo copulatorio.
Si bien ambos sexos poseen una conformación robusta los machos poseen mayor tamaño que las hembras.
Las hembras tienen un tiempo de gestación cercano al año y antes de dar a luz realizan una “cueva” en el suelo (debajo de una piedra por ejemplo), llamada cámara de cría, donde permanecen en inmovilidad hasta que nacen los hijos.
Estos solo salen al exterior luego de la primera muda, la cual realizan luego de los treinta días de nacidos aproximadamente.
Su período de mayor actividad ocurre mayoritariamente en los meses de verano (diciembre a marzo).
Es posible encontrarlos aprovechando tanto refugios naturales como artificiales: piedras, troncos, bosta de vacunos, restos de construcciones, e incluso, en inmediaciones o aún dentro de la propia vivienda humana.
Su distribución es: Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil y Paraguay (posiblemente también en Perú y Bolivia).
( 1 de febrero de 2008 )
Las Catonas, partido de Moreno, provincia de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA.
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Umatilla Tribal leader Don Sampson prepares to "make sweat" in his sweathouse at his home near Mission, Oregon. He slices pieces of a root called "Kowsch" to make a herbal bag that will provide purifying vapors when squeezed over the hot rocks. Sampson was among a group of individuals found to have high levels of toxins in the tissues of their bodies as the result of consuming a diet high in fish. Don had bisphenol A levels that were higher than 90% of people that have been tested in national biomonitoring studies. He also had the highest total PFCs as compared to the other participants. Bisphenol A (BPA) is found in reusable plastic water bottles and baby bottles, the linings in metal food cans and dental sealants and has been linked to reduced fertility, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and obesity. Recent scientific studies have shown that even low-dose exposure can have negative health impacts. PFCs (Perfluorinated chemicals) are a group of chemicals used as surfactants and stain protectors and are a linked to cancer and organ damage.
The tribes along the Columbia--from the Nez Perce, the Cayuse, the Umatilla, high in the mountains to the Chinook, and the Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia--have always had a sacred bond with the Salmon People. Tradition holds that he Salmon would nourish the tribes (sometimes collectively called "Wanapum" or River People), and in return, the tribes would protect the salmon runs. Reverence for the salmon is a central tenet in the "Washat," the Indian religion.
The "First Foods Feast" celebrates the return of the salmon each spring--the end of winter, and the resurrection of life. Don Sampson has directed tribal fisheries and led attempts to protect the salmon runs, clean up river pollution and return salmon to the nearly perfect food that it should be.
The Columbia River is the lifepulse of the Pacific Northwest. Pollution that shows up in salmon runs and the tribes that rely on the salmon for sustenance are just "walking the point" for the rest of society, who live further from nature, and will likely be even more effected by the chemical filth we're nesting in.
Adult flamingos have few natural predators. The primary threats to flamingo populations are bacteria, toxins, and pollution in water supplies, which is usually run-off from manufacturing companies, and encroachment on their habitat.
Photos taken while complying with UK Coronavirus lockdown.
A stack of 31 focus points at a single exposures level. Photographs taken using a portable lightbox kit.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet or columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers. The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. The Colorado Blue Columbine (A. caerulea) is the official state flower of Colorado. Large numbers of hybrids are available for the garden, since the European A. vulgaris was hybridized with other European and North American varieties. Aquilegia species are very interfertile, and will self-sow. Some varieties are short-lived so are better treated as biennials. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquilegia
The Zebra Longwing butterfly is known for its long, narrow black wings with distinctive pale yellow or white stripes, resembling a zebra. This heliconian butterfly is unique because its caterpillars absorb toxins from passionflower plants, making them and the adults poisonous and their bright colors act as a warning to predators. Adults are long-lived, with some living for several months due to their ability to digest pollen, a rare food source for butterflies.
Appearance
Wings: Long, narrow wings with black and pale yellow or white stripes. The colors are similar on both the dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) sides of the wings, with the ventral side sometimes appearing paler.
Size: The wingspan of an adult can reach up to 4 inches (about 100 mm).
Caterpillar: The larvae are white with black spots and numerous black spines along their bodies.
Chrysalis: The pupa resembles a dry leaf or a miniature bat, often hanging upside down.
Behavior and Life Cycle
Flight: They have a slow, graceful flight with broad strokes and can hover.
Roosting: Adults gather in communal roosts to spend the night, returning to the same spot daily.
Mating: Males will mate with females before they emerge from their chrysalis.
Eggs: Females lay eggs in small batches on passionflower vines.
Toxicity and Diet
Host Plant: Caterpillars feed on passionflower plants, absorbing their toxic compounds.
Adult Defense: The toxins make the butterflies and caterpillars distasteful and poisonous to predators, a fact clearly signaled by their striking yellow and black coloration.
Pollen Feeding: A rare characteristic of heliconian butterflies is their ability to eat pollen, which provides protein and contributes to their longer lifespan.
Habitat and Range
Location: Found in the southern United States (including Florida and Texas), Central America, and South America.
Habitat: They frequent tropical forests, hammocks, edges of forests, and gardens.
Gardening: Planting passionflower vines and nectar plants can attract these butterflies to gardens.
Unique Traits
Long Lifespan: Adults can live for several months, much longer than most other butterflies, thanks to their pollen diet.
Sound: When disturbed, a zebra longwing can make a creaking sound by wiggling its body.
Florida State Butterfly: The Zebra Longwing was designated the official state butterfly of Florida in 1996.
After dinner a stroll in the evening sunshine brought me to this towns tree. The old English name cwic-beám or "quickbeam" has almost disappeared.
The berries must be cooked to remove toxins but make a wonderful bitter jelly that goes very well with game. Just in time for the grouse season which starts tomorrow!
I captured this image on October 14th, so about a month into autumn. The Milkweed bugs were all over the Milkweed plants and seed pods. The pods were bursting and releasing hundreds of seeds into the air.
The splash of colors on these bugs warn birds and other predators of a nasty taste and poisonous meal. The toxin come from eating the Milkweed plant which creates the chemical.
Please enlarge for an even better creepy-crawler :) Enjoy!
Drinking water can:
Improve mood
Banish headaches
Boost energy levels
Relieve fatigue
Relieve constipation
Flush out toxins
Improve digestion
Promote weight loss
Prevent kidney stones
Boost immune system
Regulate body temperature
So stay healthy and drink more water.
Macro Mondays Staying Healthy
En la actualidad, la adelfa se considera la planta “más venenosa del mundo” debido a las potentes toxinas que se encuentran en alguno de sus componentes.
Algunas de las consecuencias de su consumo son náuseas, vértigo, excitación, depresión, convulsiones, arritmia e incluso paradas cardíacas.
Sin embargo son muy usadas en jardines por su resistencia a las, sequías, controlar las malas hierbas y servir de insecticida natural en plantas y animales.
Son originarias del Mediterráneo, pero las hay también el Marruecos profundo.
Que las he visto yo en personita 😂
FELICES SUEÑOS.
Y NO OLVIDARSE DE REÍRNOS HASTA DE NUESTRA SOMBRA, ES BUENO PARA LA SALUD. ¡COMPROBADO! ✌✌
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Here’s my third capture (the others are here) from CoExistence, one of the finest and most thrilling environmental art exhibitions I’ve ever visited. During its occupation of Green Park in London in 2021, it comprised 100 breathtaking life-sized elephant sculptures.
One of the really interesting aspects of the exhibition was that the sculptures are crafted from Lantana camara – a tough, highly invasive and damaging plant introduced to Asia where it’s become a notorious weed; it’s not only toxic to grazing animals but it also overwhelms native flora species – the result being a troublesome reduction in biodiversity. So it’s more than pleasing to know that this tricky plant species was fundraising for wildlife. I'm sure it's continuing to do so elsewhere in the world.
The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It is found in Africa, on the Indian subcontinent, in the Middle East, and in southern Europe).
Adult flamingos have few natural predators. The primary threats to flamingo populations are bacteria, toxins, and pollution in water supplies, which is usually run-off from manufacturing companies, and encroachment on their habitat.
Gloriosa superba
A poisonous plant native to India. Also known as Flame lily, Glory lily, Climbing lily, Fire lily, Gloriosa lily, Superb lily, Tiger claw, Climbing lily, Flame vine, Glory vine.
Gloriosa superba, also known as flame lily or glory lily, is a beautiful flowering plant that contains toxins which can be harmful if ingested. The entire plant, including the flowers, stems, leaves, and seeds, contains colchicine, which is a poisonous alkaloid. Colchicine is known to be toxic to humans, pets, and livestock.
Ingesting any parts of Gloriosa superba can lead to a range of symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and in severe cases, organ failure. It is important to note that the plant's toxins can also be absorbed through the skin, so it is recommended to handle the plant with care and avoid direct contact.
This was shot on the roadside while driving from a coffee plantation in Virajpet to Mysore recently
Photos taken while complying with UK Coronavirus lockdown.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet or columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals of their flowers. The genus name Aquilegia is derived from the Latin word for eagle (aquila), because the shape of the flower petals, which are said to resemble an eagle's claw. The common name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. The Colorado Blue Columbine (A. caerulea) is the official state flower of Colorado. Large numbers of hybrids are available for the garden, since the European A. vulgaris was hybridized with other European and North American varieties. Aquilegia species are very interfertile, and will self-sow. Some varieties are short-lived so are better treated as biennials.