At around 14 inches in length, the giant African c...  ...izarre defense system -- hollow hairs filled with poison . Using the bark of the Acokanthera schimperi, wh...  ...f the Acokanthera schimperi, which humans use in poison darts, the rat makes use of its highly speciailiz...  ...ure. They also tested the...

The rodents of the future will eat poison pellets like candy, according to new research con...  ...concentrated and deadly version of the common rat poison warfarin. This defensive immunity comes from inte...  ...e, which had already developed an immunity to the poison . Looks l...

Nature has a frightening variety of toxins that hu...  ...s have heard of strychnos owing to its use in rat poison – as well as the occasional murder! – but it...  ...€“ but it has been used for centuries as an arrow poison in the jungles of Assam, Burma, Malaysia and Java...  ...is holding iron-tipped arrow...

An aquarium enthusiast who goes by the name Steveo...  ...st who goes by the name Steveoutlaw on forums was poisoned while trying to rid his aquarium of an invasive c...  ...ital, a victim of palytoxin, the second deadliest poison found in the natural world. Palytoxin is shroude...  ...S Food and Drug Administr...

Eating food that is known to be poisonous is like playing Russian Roulette. Some people bel...  ...foods that we all eat, but didn't know they were poisonous -like almonds! The poison is present only in a specific species of almond,...  ...eating in order to eliminate germs...

We've covered a lot of weird food here on Neatoram...  ...ackee is highly nutritious as well as incredibly poisonous , a sick joke played by a cruel and unloving god....

According to Greek mythology, the water of the Sty...  ...er the Great). But what made the water of Styx so poisonous ? A new toxicological study have uncovered the rea...  ...ter ever casts doubt on the existence of a deadly poison from the Styx River," Mayor, author of the M...  ...or, author of the Mithr...

The Stinky (Image credit: Flickr user b-nik) The Voodoo Lily Take comfort, Jan Bradys of the world! The voodoo lily-along with other jaded members of the arum plant family-has found an effective way to cope with havi...

The Illinois Poison Control Center posted stories of the 282 calls th...  ...local TV station, which then did a report on the poison center's funding problems. Incidentally, the nati...  ...problems. Incidentally, the nationwide number for poison control is 1-800-222-1222. Lin...

Polluted Glass - set of two ($14.95) at the NeatoS...  ...rinks that are so strong that they're practically poison , this is the glass for you: Polluted Glass, shape...