Two Saturdays ago, five people sat down for a family meal in a tiny Australian town.
Within a week, three would be dead, a fourth fighting for life, and the fifth under investigation for potentially poisoning her guests with wild mushrooms.
But the 48-year-old woman who cooked the lunch says...
Chile's black widow spider may yield spermicide
By Antonio de la Jara
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a potentially marketable contraceptive in the venom of Chile's black widow spider, whose bite is fatal to many but can also cause prolonged, painful and involuntary erections...
arachnids
black widow spiders
chile
dr fernando romero
folklore
latrodectus mactans
poison & venom
sex
sperm
spermicides
spiders
temuco
universidad de la frontera
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