Cocktail made of tarantula venom is last call for crop-eating insects

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 19:30 in Biology & Nature

The venom in a tarantula's fangs packs a lethal punch when injected into its prey.But the toxic brew could also serve as an insecticide against agricultural pests that consume the venom orally, a new study finds.

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