Effects of the European hornet ( Vespa crabro Linnaeus 1761) crude venom on its own species
Background Lethal dose 50% is a classical index of toxicity that usually employs small rodents as experimental animals. Therefore, scarce data are available on the effects of venom on invertebrates, particularly the impact of wasp venom on its own species. Findings In the present study, the lethalit...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c1e966c8b01b49a9935bfa9639f3e2fd 2023-05-15T15:03:12+02:00 Effects of the European hornet ( Vespa crabro Linnaeus 1761) crude venom on its own species Jerzy Nadolski 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-4 https://doaj.org/article/c1e966c8b01b49a9935bfa9639f3e2fd EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992013000100401&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 1678-9199 doi:10.1186/1678-9199-19-4 https://doaj.org/article/c1e966c8b01b49a9935bfa9639f3e2fd Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 19, Iss 0 (2013) European hornet Vespa crabro Hornet venoms LD50 Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-4 2022-12-31T10:26:27Z Background Lethal dose 50% is a classical index of toxicity that usually employs small rodents as experimental animals. Therefore, scarce data are available on the effects of venom on invertebrates, particularly the impact of wasp venom on its own species. Findings In the present study, the lethality of Vespa crabro venom on its own species was studied. Lethal dose 50% values of crude venom on workers of hornet Vespa crabro were estimated to be 4.0 mg/kg of body weight. Conclusions Wasps can use their venom apparatus effectively when attacking foreign workers that appear in the immediate vicinity of their nest. The toxins released during stinging are potent enough to kill. The result of this study eliminates the popular myth that venomous animals can be resistant to their own venom. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Hornet ENVELOPE(9.553,9.553,62.554,62.554) Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 19 1 4 |
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Background Lethal dose 50% is a classical index of toxicity that usually employs small rodents as experimental animals. Therefore, scarce data are available on the effects of venom on invertebrates, particularly the impact of wasp venom on its own species. Findings In the present study, the lethality of Vespa crabro venom on its own species was studied. Lethal dose 50% values of crude venom on workers of hornet Vespa crabro were estimated to be 4.0 mg/kg of body weight. Conclusions Wasps can use their venom apparatus effectively when attacking foreign workers that appear in the immediate vicinity of their nest. The toxins released during stinging are potent enough to kill. The result of this study eliminates the popular myth that venomous animals can be resistant to their own venom. |
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Effects of the European hornet ( Vespa crabro Linnaeus 1761) crude venom on its own species |
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