African rodent uses 'poison arrow' toxin to deter predators: First known mammal to use plant poison in defense
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 20:30
in Biology & Nature
Woe to the clueless predator trying to make a meal of the African crested rat, a rodent that applies poisonous plant toxin to sponge-like hairs on its flanks, researchers have discovered.