Assertion: blister beetle's cantharidin | /r/HasProperty | poisonous chemical
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text: They are known as ‘Blister beetles’ because they secrete cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling.
text: Cantharidin is a poisonous substance that is comparable to cyanide and strychnine in toxicity, and at the very least, even a miniscule dose of cantharidin is enough to induce colic.
text: The hemolymph contains cantharidin (also known as cantharis), a noxious substance that protects the beetles from being eaten by birds and certain predaceous insects.
text: Soldier beetles produce cantharidin, a poisonous irritant produced in paired glands in the prothorax and on each of their first eight abdominal segments.
text: Blister beetles contain a toxic oily substance called cantharidin, a noxious defense mechanism that offers protection from predators.
text: They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling.
text: Cantharidin, a poisonous chemical that causes blistering of the skin, is secreted as a defensive agent.
text: When a bite occurs, the blister beetle releases cantharidin, a poisonous chemical that causes human skin to blister.
text: Toxicology testing confirmed the presence of cantharidin, a poisonous substance found in blister beetles, and is linked to the deaths of six horses.
text: Toxicology testing confirmed the presence of cantharidin, a poisonous substance found in blister beetles, and is linked to the deaths of six horses.