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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months ago

Every part of the foxglove is poisonous. It'll literally stop your heart.

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Every part of the foxglove is poisonous. It'll literally stop your heart.

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    I’m the guy the record scratches a party by declaring, “all the best drugs are insecticides.” Caffeine, THC, and nicotine…

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      You can kill insects with weed?

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        Nah. They just get stoned and fall asleep.

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          Hope they don’t wake up with the munchies

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          That’s not a very nice way to talk about your little brother like that.

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        I thought insects do not have an endocannabinoid system like most other animals?

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          That’s what I thought. Bees can collect pollen and make honey from cannabis too

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    and source of one of the main drugs for treating heart failure

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      Kill him harder! - Scientists, probably.

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        the dose makes the poison

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      Sauce: Kusuriya no Hitorigoto - 2: Chilly Apothecary, 07:02

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        Impressive.

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          Nah, just SauceNAO

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    Heart medications are made from them so it’s not all bad, but don’t sniff them.

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    The Poison Garden: THESE PLANTS CAN KILL ☠️

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      Poison garden at Alnwick Castle?

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        Yes. And they do have foxglove.

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    People freak out when you point out their yew bush is super poisonous.
    Like, I’m the bad guy for knowing that it only takes like 50 grams of leaves to kill a person and their is no antidote.

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    You and I would be good friends

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      Maybe you can share commute on the broom to the next witches’ sabbath.

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    Here in Central California, we’re lousy with Morning Glories and Hemlock. Once you learn to recognize hemlock, you see it everywhere.

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    Castor grows everywhere around me. I should grind up some beans and do a line of it like it’s coke.

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      Castor

      Wouldn’t do it because it could be deadly due to the ricin in it.

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        I believe armok God of blood is saying that they would like to embrace the cold hug of death.

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    There was this blog that I followed, but they stopped posting in 2020.

    Very neat! https://naturespoisons.com/

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    Is that Tansy in the background?

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    Buddy, if they won’t talk to you after you mentioned your toxic tulips, fear is not the reason.

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    Okay, Peridot.

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