Posted on Sep 22, 2020
Newsday - The tree that can sting like a scorpion - BBC Sounds
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Australia is notorious for venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but there's a rainforest nettle tree known by its indigenous name gympie-gympie which can cause excruciating pain for weeks.
A team of Australian scientists have been investigating why its sting is so painful and have found that it produces toxins normally found in animal venom. Irina Vetter, Associate Professor at the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience, explains.
"It has very strange crawling, stabbing and shooting pains which can last for weeks and sometimes months."
A team of Australian scientists have been investigating why its sting is so painful and have found that it produces toxins normally found in animal venom. Irina Vetter, Associate Professor at the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience, explains.
"It has very strange crawling, stabbing and shooting pains which can last for weeks and sometimes months."
Newsday - The tree that can sting like a scorpion - BBC Sounds
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Thank you my friend PO1 William "Chip" Nagel for reminding us that' Australia is notorious for venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but there's a rainforest nettle tree known by its indigenous name gympie-gympie which can cause excruciating pain for weeks.'
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Too bad our friend Cynthia is no long on RallyPoint.
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Evolution, due to critical need, has produced some very nasty defense mechanisms in the most unlikely places.
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A fact I well remembered on my one trip to Australia for R&R during Vietnam War.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Thankfully Never Ran across that Plant during My Week in Melbourne during Our Summer, Their Winter.
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