Clusters of brilliant orange and red flowers, attractive to butterflies which are immune to its toxins

He looks soft and fluffy, but don't touch. Those "hairs" they release toxins when touched.

Alter Ego: Matter-Master

Name: Nico Lincoln

Allegiance: Villain

Powers:

* Electrical manipulation and generation

* Can lift and control any matter with an electrical current

* Immunity to toxins

* No need for sustenance or sleep

* Unique organic wings that allow flight

* Super speed caused by his electrical state as well as the ability of phasing

Weapons: His body conducts electricity so any contact with him causes his victims electrocution.

Key Weakness: Any non conductive material that can be thrown at him.

Origin:

Nico Lincoln was once a crook that worked for the mobster "Loudmouth" on a daily basis until one day he and his crew were robbed by the villain "Rift Rider" who created a one way portal back to his base and looted them of their weaponry. However Nico was determined not to let him get away and leaped into his portal, unfortunately Rift Rider closed it once he had escaped and Nico was trapped between dimesnions. He was stuck between infinite realities and timelines which had a severe impact on his body, he was stretched, twisted and pulled apart by dimensional matter that bonded to his body until he was covered in it. The matter kept him alive like a host and even developed wings that allowed him to fly through the timelines. The electricity created by Rift Rider every time he teleported caused the energy to flow through the matter within the dimensions where Nico was stuck in and passed through Nico's body which was now composed of it. His molecules shifted rapidly with the current and he phased in and out of the dimensions he was trapped in until he landed right back on Earth. With all that he went through his mental state was unstable to say the least, all that remained was his consciousness and the living matter he is now composed of. He now roams the city causing destruction and searching for Rift Rider to get his revenge.

The leaves of potato plants contain toxins, as do green potatoes. If you peel the green potato then it should be safe to eat.

Potatoes are tuberous vegetables from the nightshade family -- almost all of which have some degree of toxin in their greens.

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Borage grows all over my garden and allotment after I grew some from seed a few years back (it's a prolific self seeder!). The flowers are sometimes blue, sometimes pink, and sometimes pinky blue - or bluey pink, of course! It's a herb, and the flowers are edible and sweet, and the leaves give a cucumbery taste to salad or pimms - though not too many as they have a small level of a liver-toxin chemical in them.

I grow it in my tea garden as an infusion of the leaves is said to alleviate and heal colds, bronchitis, and respiratory infections, and is generally anti-inflammatory. Plus, it's good for companion planting (where you plant certain things together to aid their growth) as it attracts honeybees constantly, therefore helping them to pollinate whatever you've planted it near.

Finally - it's beautiful, cheerful, and interesting to look at! ;)

Karo, Toxin, Solid & me

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The Ecuador Poison Frog (Ameerega bilinguis), a species of poison dart frog native to the rainforests, rivers, and marshes of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. These amphibians are known for their brilliant, warning colors and produce skin toxins from their diet of invertebrates.

Yellow-headed Poison Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas). As with other dendrobatids these brightly colored amphibians are protected from predators by highly potent toxins within their skin, making them deadly to eat. Bolivar, Venezuela.

Photos taken while complying with UK Coronavirus lockdown.

A stack of 46 focus points at a single exposures level. A ring light around the lens and a powerful LED work-light were used to produce the lighting.

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.

The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken.

The Egyptian vulture is usually seen singly or in pairs, soaring in thermals along with other scavengers and birds of prey, or perched on the ground or atop a building. On the ground, they walk with a waddling gait. They feed on a range of food, including mammal faeces (including those of humans), insects in dung, carrion, vegetable matter, and sometimes small animals. When it joins other vulture species at a dead animal, it tends to stay on the periphery and waits until the larger species leave.Wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) form a significant part of the diet of Spanish vultures.Studies suggest that they feed on ungulate faeces to obtain carotenoid pigments responsible for their bright yellow and orange facial skin. The ability to assimilate carotenoid pigments may serve as a reliable signal of fitness.

Egyptian vultures are mostly silent but make high-pitched mewing or hissing notes at the nest and screeching noises when squabbling at a carcass. Young birds have been heard making a hissing croak in flight.They also hiss or growl when threatened or angry.

Egyptian vultures roost communally on large trees, buildings or on cliffs.Roost sites are usually chosen close to a dump site or other suitable foraging area. In Spain and Morocco,summer roosts are formed mainly by immature birds. The favourite roost trees tended to be large dead pines. The number of adults at the roost increases towards June. It is thought that breeding adults may be able to forage more efficiently by joining the roost and following others to the best feeding areas. Breeding birds that failed to raise young may also join the non-breeding birds at the roost during June.

This species faces a number of threats across its range. Disturbance, lead poisoning (from ammunition used in hunting game), direct and secondary poisoning, electrocution , collisions with wind turbines, reduced food availability and habitat change are currently impacting upon European populations with juveniles showing higher declines and mainland populations showing higher rates of juvenile mortality than island populations. Illegal poisoning against carnivores seems to be the main threat operating on the breeding grounds in Spain and the Balkans. Declines in parts of Africa are likely to have been driven by loss of wild ungulate populations and, in some areas, overgrazing by livestock and improvements in slaughterhouse sanitation. Within the European Union, regulations introduced in 2002, controlling the disposal of animal carcasses, greatly reduced food availability, notably through the closure of traditional "muladares" in Spain and Portugal. However, recently passed regulations will permit the operation of feeding stations for scavengers and guidelines about how to operate them exist, and in eastern Europe dietary diversity has no effect on population sizes, but instead could affect territory size. Poisoning is a threat to the species, often through the use of poison baits targeted at terrestrial predators, and through the consumption of poisoned animals. Recent analyses from many countries including Bulgaria have highlighted potential contamination of Egyptian Vultures that may lead to increased mortality. Antibiotic residues present in the carcasses of intensively-farmed livestock may increase the susceptibility of nestlings to disease (e.g. avian pox has been reported as a cause of mortality in Bulgaria ).

It appears that diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) often used for livestock, and which is fatal to Gyps spp. when ingested at livestock carcasses is driving the recent rapid declines in India. NSAIDs are reportedly toxic to raptors, storks, cranes and owls, suggesting that vultures of other genera could be susceptible to its effects. It seems plausible that this species previously had less exposure to the toxin owing to competitive exclusion from carcasses by Gyps spp. vultures In 2007, diclofenac was found to be on sale at a veterinary practice in Tanzania. In addition, it was reported that in Tanzania, a Brazilian manufacturer has been aggressively marketing the drug for veterinary purposes and exporting it to 15 African countries. This drug has recently been approved for veterinary use in Europe, and is commercially available in France and Spain, which is a major concern for the species.

Mortality at power lines has been found to be particularly common on the Canary Islands and potentially risky in other regions of Spain and in Africa, with 17 individuals found killed by electrocution in Port Sudan, over 10 days in 2010, indicating a potentially serious problem that has persisted for decades and will continue to contribute to Egyptian Vulture population declines. In Morocco at least, the species is taken for use in traditional medicine, and it (like all African vultures) may have local commercial value as a traditional medicine throughout Africa. Competition for suitable nest sites with Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) may reduce breeding success in the short-term.

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Alter Ego: White Skull

Name: Unknown

Allegiance: Villain

Powers:

* Enhanced physical attributes and advanced healing factor

* Invulnerable against all sorts of toxins and lethal pathogens

* Immunity to pain

Weapons:

* Variation of syringes full of toxic chemicals which can nullify a Metas powers temporarily.

* Pistol with suppressor

* Unique helmet which blocks telekinetic attacks

Key Weakness: Rumour has it that he is afraid of fire although the reason is unknown.

Origin:

White Skull is a devoted member of T.O.X.I.N and second in command to the leader of the organisation. He does not question his leader, Dr. Toxic, he just follows his orders no matter the risk. But don't get him wrong he is highly intelligent and his IQ is rumoured to even trump that of his masters but he's nowhere near as powerful as him, which is probably why he does not attempt to take over the organisation himself. He often is the face of the company and more widely knows throughout the criminal industry due to him being more "out there" in the open than Dr. Toxic. However this makes many believe that he is the leader of the illegal organisation and that Dr. Toxic is just a rumour to make him less of a target, although that is not the case.

The gluten toxin that makes me feel R.A.F. for weeks afterwards... Looks pretty though.

39 years eating gluten, then suddenly I couldn't without extreme illness.. bizarre shit.

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Delias eucharis, Family: Pieridae

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delias_eucharis

Delias eucharis, the Common Jezebel, is a medium-sized pierid butterfly found in many areas of South and Southeast Asia, especially in the non-arid regions of India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. The common Jezebel is one of the most common of the approximately 225 described species in the genus Delias.

It has bright colouration to indicate the fact that it is unpalatable due to toxins accumulated by the larvae from the host plants.The Jezebel breeds all year round.

Great collaboration with my dear friend & photographer Toxin!! Been too long. Huggs my talented friend.

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Sun anemones look like shag carpets on the reef. Definitely distinctive. And when you inspect them carefully, you can often find a species of shrimp, the sun anemone shrimp, that has a symbiotic relationship with the anemone.

Look closely and you can see a smaller one in the frame. The anemone was loaded with them.

If you tap "z" twice you can see the slight "hairs" on the shrimps claws.

Not all crabs are safe to eat, however, and a few can carry lethal doses of toxins. Most of the toxic crabs belong to the family Xanthidae which is the most diverse family of crabs in Australia

These xanthid crabs can accumulate two of the most lethal natural substances known - saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin - in their muscles and egg masses. Both saxitoxin and tretrodotoxin are so incredibly toxic, that as little as half of a milligram is capable of killing an average sized adult.

Nuevos estudios confirman que comer una manzana al día mantiene a raya el colesterol y ayuda a rebajar peso. También su piel contiene antioxidantes que ayudan a eliminar toxinas del organismo.

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portfolio "Amor en la cocina"

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This monkey at the temple pulled down all the leaves of this banana tree and started chewing the stem.

The Banana stem is really not a stem at all; it is the flower stalk of the banana plant. The thick stalks grow up from the ground and form the backbone of the herbaceous plant.

Banana Stem has lot of health benefits especially banana stem juice has many health benefits and can be made at home very easily.

Banana stem is cooked and eaten like a a vegetable in South India. The health benefits of banana stem are many :

-Detoxification and digestion.

- Juice of the banana stem helps in flushing out toxins

- Treating kidney stones and UTI. ...

- Weight loss. ...

- Managing cholesterol and blood pressure. ...

- Healing acidity and gastric problems.

I just learned a few things about the potted palm tree on my upstairs deck. Unless I'm mistaken, it's a "sago palm." (Which -- in spite of its name and its appearance -- is actually not a palm at all; it's a cycad, one of the most ancient of plants that has been around since prehistoric times.) The beautiful new growths coming up from the base under the soil are called pups. They can be removed gently from the mother tree, then potted, and will grow. I also learned that all parts of the plant are poisonous to humans and animals if ingested, and the seeds especially have a high level of the toxin cycasin.

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Like many birds, cuckoos eat insects, spiders, worms, and caterpillars. However, there are some caterpillars that absorb toxins from the plants they eat, becoming toxic themselves. Most birds have learned to avoid these critters, but not the cuckoo. They don't let something as trifling as deadly poison keep them from their tasty meal. They simply bite the caterpillar's head off, and then shake the body to expel the toxins before swallowing it down. Many of these caterpillars are covered with barbed hairs, but that's no problem for the cuckoo either. They periodically shed their stomach lining, embedded barbed hairs and all, and regurgitates it as a pellet.

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(EN) Blue-ringed octopus - (FR) Pieuvre à anneaux bleus

Hapalochlaena maculosa hunting crustaceans, Panglao, Philippines

Encountered during a night dive, this 10 cm predator could kill a man with the toxin contained in its saliva

The Queen Butterfly can be mistaken for the better known Monarch Butterfly, and the resemblance is no accident. Both are members of the same genus — Danaus, D. gilippus, in the case of the Queen. Both use milkweed as a host plant, as does a third member of the clan, the Soldier, which looks so much like its cousin, it's sometimes called the tropical queen. As Danaus catepillars munch on the leaves, they take in toxins — cardiac glycosides called cardenolides that makes any vertebrate predator, birds in particular, that eats them sick

Adults signal the presence of the toxin via their orange coloration. A bird that tries to dine on the Queen, Monarch or Soldier (or a third, distant cousin, the Viceroy) isn't likely to repeat the mistake. The easiest way to tell the species apart is this: Soldiers and Monarch (and Viceroys, which closely resemble Monarchs) have dark, heavy veins on the upper side of their wings; the veins on Queens are fine.

Queens and its cousins are member of Nymphalidae, or the brush-foot family.

Queens are found in Texas and Florida, south through the Caribbean and Central America to Argentina. They have been known to stray as far as Massachusetts and the Northern Plains.

I found this male along "Lake Cypress Boat Ramp Road" in Osceola County, Florida.

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Sandu Taykon and his team got a new mission:

They were send to the ruins of a Senate building on Raxus Secundus where they should find some old CIS J 1 proton cannons.

It wasn’t easy to find this cannon because of all the ruins of the destroyed senate building.

The whole team needed some special equipment (that wasn’t easy to get)

because the grass at Raxus releases toxins.

After we found the cannon, the tech-team started reprogram the cannons so that they shoot on imperial ships.

Fortunately, there weren’t any incidents and we finished the whole project in less then 2 days.

হরতনি | Common Jezebel (Delias eucharis)

Nomadic in behaviour and are found in Southeast Asia. It has bright colouration that it is unpalatable due to toxins accumulated by the larvae from the host-plants.

Family:Pieridae

Garpanchakot Forest

Butterflies of Bengal, India

A ridge-nosed rattlesnake I hiked up after a hot, dry day. The master, Daniel Carhuff, helped me light this shot.

Addendum to the photo #50 I just posted...

This was also shot at Sunny's with Toxin.

I loved this photo too, so wanted to share it! Angle, lighting, all lovely.

Jokerized by the Joker, the Signal tries to get his justice for his parents.

I've just returned home after an amazing youth conservation photography workshop in Ecuador. We photographed these Colbalt-winged Parakeets at a clay lick. The parakeets were very skittish and would often fly away during their slow decent to the clay lick if one or more was spooked. Parakeets rely on the clay because it neutralizes toxins from other food sources.

Late Night Croaking

Description: They are widespread and invasive in Brazil due to the lack of natural predators. This is most likely because of their toxin; this little frog is extremelly hazardous to ingestion. Normally preyed by snakes and a few other creatures, these eventually die to intoxication after ingestion. The poison is harmless to humans so long as it is not in contact with an open wound or ingested. Females of Rhinella are bigger than the male. They can feed on a multitude of food: from dog rations, to small vertebrates, to insects, to leftovers. The little fella in the picture went back to hide after her photographic session.

Feeding type: Insects, small vertebrates, invertebrates, some vegetable matter. They even eat dog rations.

This photo has been uploaded for the enjoyment of the image, not to aid in identification. Picking wild mushrooms to eat without expert knowledge will probably result in you dying.

The most easily identifiable mushroom of them all, Amanita muscaria at Coed Gwent (Wentwood) near Newport.

location: North America, Europe

edibility: Deadly

fungus colour: Red or redish or pink

normal size: 5-15cm

cap type: Convex to shield shaped

stem type: Ring on stem, Volva on stem

spore colour: White, cream or yellowish

habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Amanita muscaria (L. ex Fr.) Hooker Fly Agaric, Amanite tue-mouches, Fausse Oronge Roter Fliegenpilz Cap 8–20cm across, globose or hemispherical at first then flattening, bright scarlet covered with distinctive white pyramidal warts which may be washed off by rain leaving the cap almost smooth and the colour fades. Stem 80–180×10–20mm, white, often covered in shaggy volval remnants as is the bulbous base, the white membranous ring attached to the stem apex sometimes becoming flushed yellow from the pigment washed off the cap. Flesh white, tinged red or yellow below the cap cuticle, Taste pleasant, smell faint. Gills free, white. Spore print white. Spores broadly ovate, nonamyloid, 9.5–10.5×7–8µ. Habitat usually with birch trees, Season late summer to late autumn. Common. Deadly poisonous. It contains many different toxins see below. Distribution, America and Europe.

This is one of the easiest species to recognize and describe, and consequently its properties have been well documented for centuries. The common name Fly Agaric comes from the practice of breaking the cap into platefuls of milk, used since medieval times to stupefy flies. It is a strong hallucinogen and intoxicant and was used as such by the Lapps. In such cases the cap is dried and swallowed without chewing. The symptoms begin twenty minutes to two hours after ingestion. The central nervous system is affected and the muscles of the intoxicated person start to pull and twitch convulsively, followed by dizzines and a death-like sleep. During this stage the mushrooms are often vomited but nevertheless the drunkenness and stupor continue. While in this state of stupor, the person experiences vivid visions and on waking is usually filled with elation and is physically very active. This is due to the nerves being highly stimulated, the slightest effort of will producing exaggerated physical effects, e.g. the intoxicated person will make a gigantic leap to clear the smallest obstacle. The Lapps may have picked up the habit of eating the Fly Agaric through observing the effects of the fungus on reindeer, which are similarly affected. Indeed, they like it so much that all one has to do to round up a wandering herd is to scatter pieces of Fly Agaric on the ground. Another observation the Lapps made from the reindeer was that the intoxicating compounds in the fungus can be recycled by consuming the urine of an intoxicated person. The effects of consuming this species are exceedingly unpredictable; some people remain unaffected while others have similar, or different, symptoms to those above, and at least one death is attributed to A. muscaria. This unpredictability is due to the fungus containing different amounts of the toxins ibotenic acid and muscimol according to season, method of cooking and ingestion, as well as the subject’s state of mind. Ibotenic acid is mostly concentrated in the coloured skin of the cap. This very unstable compound rapidly degrades on drying to form muscimol which is five to ten times more potent. Traditionally, where A. muscaria is used as an inebriant, it is the dried cap which is taken.

info by Roger Phillips:

www.rogersmushrooms.com

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This is a tiny seed head on our huge Parsnip plant. Parsnips are Photo-Toxins. It is imperative that you don't get any of the plant's sap on your skin if you're out in the sunlight. It can cause a horrible painful rash. Cow Parsnips are another plant that does this, so when around them be extremely careful.

While the root of the parsnip is edible, handling the shoots and leaves of the plant requires caution as the sap is toxic.[32] Like many other members of the family Apiaceae, the parsnip contains furanocoumarins, phototoxic chemicals that cause a condition known as phytophotodermatitis.[32] Symptoms include redness, burning, and blisters; afflicted areas can remain discolored for up to two years.[33] Reports of gardeners experiencing toxic symptoms after coming into contact with foliage have been made but these have been small in number compared to the number of people who grow the crop. The problem is most likely to occur on a sunny day when gathering foliage or pulling up old plants that have gone to seed. The symptoms have mostly been mild to moderate.[34]

The toxic properties of parsnip extracts are resistant to heating, and, to periods of storage lasting several months. Toxic symptoms can also affect livestock and poultry in parts of their bodies where their skin is exposed.[3]:221-222 Polyynes can be found in Apiaceae vegetables such as parsnip, and they show cytotoxic activities.[35] " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsnip

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The Volgermeerpolder lies close to the village of Broek in Waterland. The Volgermeerpolder is the largest waste disposal site in the Netherlands. From the 1960s on, a great amount of industrial and chemical waste was also brought to the Volgermeer. At least 10.000 chemical waste barrels containing various toxic substances including dioxin were dumped. Dioxin is considered to be one of the most toxic substances ever created by man. Protests from the residents of Broek in Waterland led to the closure of the landfill in 1981. The whole area has been covered with a layer of HDPE protected foil, thereby isolating the toxins. In 2011 it became accessible to the public. The new Volgermeer is considerably higher than the surrounding landscape. In this area a network of dykes retains rainwater, favourable to many species of plants and animals and peat development. This raised water landscape is a permanent reminder of the history of the Volgermeer. Cyclists and horse riders can traverse the site on specially designed paths. Spoonbills, ducks and avocets have already been sighted; frogs and dragonflies will soon be part of the population. is expected to inhabit the reed beds. The Volgermeer is not only wetland. A large part of it is covered with a dry layer of soil which will develop into butterfly-rich grasslands. In some places, fields of boulders have been made to provide a suitable habitat for the harmless cold-blooded grass snake. The highest points of the dry areas provide stunning views over flat Waterland.

For many years the Volgermeer polder was used as the Amsterdam city dump. In the 1960's large amounts of toxic waste was illegally dumped. When discovered the bad state of the barrels made further investigation imposible. Known is that they contain dioxin and agent orange, highly toxic substances. Removing the complete dump would be very costly and dangerous. So in the 1980's a plan was made to isolate the dangerous place. The dump was covered with earth, foil, sand and then more earth with lakes. A new technology was discovered that turns new vegetation into peat. It appeared this perfectly isolates the toxics. Tests have proved that so far no venom was found in the surrounding polders, although they are 6 meters below the ground-level of the Volgermeer. The area is now a new nature reserve.

De Volgermeerpolder staat bekend als het grootst vervuilde stuk Nederland. Dat nu na sanering weer toegankelijk is. De Volgermeer ligt in de gemeente Amsterdam aan de uiterste noordgrens tegen Broek in Waterland. Aan de oostkant ligt de Poppendammerweeren, een agrarisch gebied. Ten westen ligt de lager gelegen Burkmeer. De Volgermeerpolder is ruim 100 hectare groot. Het gebied is tot februari 1981 als stortplaats gebruikt voor de gemeente Amsterdam. Het ligt midden in het beschermd gebied Landschap Waterland, dat door het Rijk is aangewezen als beschermd landschap en natuurgebied. Er is gesaneerd door middel van de zogenaamde "eco-variant": De Volgermeerpolder is afgedekt met een isolerende, waterremmende laag die contact met de gifstoffen in de bodem uitsluit. De nieuwe Volgermeer ligt hoger dan het omringende landschap. Op dit hoge gebied houdt een netwerk van dijkjes regenwater vast, dat gunstig is voor de gewenste natuur- en veenontwikkeling. Het opgetilde waterlandschap maakt het gebied bijzonder. De dijkjes nodigen wandelaars uit door het gebied te zwerven en van de natuur te genieten. Lepelaars, eenden en futen, kikkers en libellen. De zeldzame Noordse woelmuis scharrelt rond in de rietlanden. Ook is een groot deel van het gebied afgedekt met een droge leeflaag. Dit zijn vooral vlinderrijke graslanden. Op sommige plaatsen zijn keien en wat struweel aangebracht. Dit is goed om de ringslang een goed leefgebied te geven. Ook de droge gebieden nodigen wandelaars uit rond te gaan zwerven.

@ Palila Forest Discovery Trail, Hawai'i

The palila is a critically endangered finch-billed species of Hawaiian honeycreeper restricted to the upper slopes of Mauna Kea. The palila feed almost exclusively on the immature mamane seeds. Even though the seeds are toxic to other animals, the palila is able to cope with the toxins.

Taken on March 26, 2018

These small frogs are usually colorful and grow to about 3/4 to 1 inch. The skin contains numerous poison glands and their bright colors are warnings to other animals of skin toxins. Their diet consists of small insects, such as ants, which have high quantities of toxins in their tissue. After the ants are eaten, toxins are then formed in the frog's skin. This poison makes the frogs unpalatable to predators and allows them to be active during the day. Taken in Costa Rica.

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The rice paper butterfly, also called the paper kite butterfly, wood nymph, or tree nymph (Idea leuconoe) is a distinctive black and white butterfly. The wingspan is 95-110mm across.

The larval wood nymphs are similar to monarch caterpillars in that they feed on plants in the Apocenaceae (dogbane) and Asclepiadaceae (milkweed) families. Also like the monarchs, giant wood nymphs are distasteful to predators, and they derive this protection from the toxins produced by their host plants.

Wings of the Tropics, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL

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Home sweet home... The blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.) is a small animal, which can inject a toxin that produces a respiratory arrest within minutes. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia