Hypodermic Injections in Nature
Various animals, and some plants, have been injecting for various reasons long before humans began doing so in a process commonly called stinging. Some examples include:
- Snakes, wasps, scorpions: poison, to kill prey and self-defense.
- Some bees: poison, to defend themselves and their nests.
- Cnidaria (jellyfish, etc.): poison, to kill prey.
- Stinging nettles: poison, to try to avoid being eaten.
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