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Deceptive and dangerous stingers
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:31:17
Publish Date: 2019-07-30 17:00:00
Description:
The world's most painful stinging trees call Australia home. Tiny silica hairs on attractive heart shaped leaves deliver a painful toxin that feels like a hot acid burn and being electrocuted all at once. In severe cases, this can lead to shock, and even death. Explore this amazing example of plant defence as a range of scientists share their stinging experience and what they’re doing to protect the future of these surprisingly important rainforest plants.
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