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Venomous Plant (Gympie-Gympie Tree; Australia)

kamalktk

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Much like everything else in Australia, the Gympie-Gympie plant is trying to kill you.

Spider-like venom found in Australian stinging trees -- and the pain can last for weeks


https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/asia/australia-venomous-stinging-trees-scn-scli-intl/index.html

"The team discovered a new type of neurotoxin, coined as "gympietides" -- which they named after the plant.
"Gympietides are similar to spider and cone snail toxins in the way they fold into their 3D molecular structures and target the same pain receptors," said Vetter. "This arguably makes the Gympie-Gympie tree a truly 'venomous' plant.""
 
Here's another vid with a guy actually stinging himself and showing what you should do
 
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