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Arrow poison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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There are hundreds of plants and combinations of plants used to produce effective arrow poisons. Three of the most popular or poisonous are from...
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arrow poisons Include curare and its active component d -tubocurarine. Arrow poisons are used to poison arrow heads or darts for the purposes of hunting. They have been used by almost all primitive peoples worldwide and are still in use in areas of South America, Africa and Asia.
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The sharper and more threatening the Poison Arrow, the more dire are the repercussions of being "hit" by these Poison Arrows.
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It seems that quite a few people know about poison arrow frogs and there is a great deal of interest in keeping them as pets. Poikilotherms: Poison arrow frogs are Poikilothermic which means the temperature of their body is affected by the temperature of their surroundings.
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Another unique thing about their mating style is that after the eggs are hatched, the father takes care of the babies until the babies are old enough to be independent.The poison arrow frog has special skin, it secrets poisons which can kill other animals.
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MGA News Spring 2003 As before, poisons have provided vital starting points for investigating how nerve ? muscle It has long been used as an arrow poison by South American Indians (eg in Ecuador and Peru http://www.mga-charity.org/mganewspdf/MGANewsWinter2002.pdf Paullinia pinnata L. bejuco de costilla SAPINDACEAE...
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Arrow poisons are used to poison arrow heads or darts for the purposes of hunting. They have been used by almost all primitive peoples worldwide and are still in use in areas of South America, Africa and Asia Arrow poisons around the world are created from many sources:
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The botany of Chinese Aconitum species is briefly reviewed. Five species have been identified as sources of arrow poison: A. carmichaelii, A. nagarum, A. ouvrardianum, A. stylosum, 8205671570291461982012819820128200111130378-8741431981NovArrow poisons in China. Part II. Aconitum--botany, chemistry, and pharmacology...
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