Scientists found that plants, fungi, and microbes use venom-like methods to protect themselves, attack rivals, or survive.

These Arizona animals can harm or even kill a person with bites or stings. What to know about bark scorpions, black widows, ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Venom isn’t just a feature of some animals; it’s found across the living world, from plants and fungi to ...

Totti via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Animals have ... speaking, by using the toxin to avoid being eaten. Another possibility is that they use the venom to subdue unwilling females ...

They are known as some of the most dangerous animals in the sea due to their extremely powerful venom, and several people ... deliver TTX to their aorta. Using a closeup lens, Chung noticed ...

Humans using venom as a weapon can be traced back to antiquity ... He injected a number of animals with small amounts of the venom. The animals' natural immune systems fought the injected substance, ...

But it has a broader range of roles depending on the animal using it. Some harness it as a tool ... side effects if the toxins are absorbed. Some animals are so frequently at risk from venom and ...

Mongooses have a mutated receptor for acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter in the brain, which prevents snake venom from attaching to the receptor and causing harm ...

This snake produces more venom than other death adders. (Image credit: Australian Reptile Park) This ultra-rare snake "might actually be the most dangerous death adder in the world," Collett said ...

His facility in the university is the only one that milks venom from these deadly marine animals and turns it into ... Scientists are working on using this toxin to find cancers and even deliver ...