Harvesting venom by provoking a defensive reaction
4:05
Harvesting venom by dissection of venom glands
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Representative results
8:49
Concluding remarks
Transcription
Assassin bugs are a group of insects that use venom to paralyze and pre-digest their prey. However, despite animal venoms being of interest as novel medicines, insecticides, and scientific tools, the toxins that they produce are almost entirely un
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Although many insects in the suborder Heteroptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) are venomous, their venom composition and the functions of their venom toxins are mostly unknown. This protocol describes methods to harvest heteropteran venoms for further characterization, using electrostimulation, harassment, and gland dissection.