The Virus of Insects.
♦ A Vienna Scientist has "made a series of interesting experiments with the virus of such iusects as bees and wasps, and comes to the conclusion that the effectiveness of the irritating substance dppends largely upon the mood of the insect. A drop of the fluid taken from the poison bag of a dead hornet, for instance, produces a slight itching, but nothing resembling the inflamnation caused by a hornet sting with a much smaller quantity of virii3. This theory is supported by the curious fact that under the influence of rage the saliva of all sorts of otherwise harmless animals can become virulent enough to produce alarming and even fatal symptoms. Death by blood poisoning ha 3 more than ones resulted from the bite of a wounded squirrel,* ohipmunk or a caged cat. . ' . '■■ ii.i.ii. i.. i
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Manawatu Herald, 17 February 1894, Page 3
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140The Virus of Insects. Manawatu Herald, 17 February 1894, Page 3
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