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  2. List of substances used in rituals - Wikipedia

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    The Satere-Mawe people use bullet ants to get extremely painful stings in their initiation rites twenty times. [1] Colorado River toad bufotoxins: Incilius alvarius: Secretion: 5-MeO-DMT, bufotenin (et al.) Psychedelic: Bufo alvarious secretion has gained popularity in spiritual retreats. [2] Controversial interpretation of Mesoamerican art.

  3. Serpent symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The anthropologist Lynne Isbell has argued that, as primates, the serpent as a symbol of death is built into our unconscious minds because of our evolutionary history.. Isbell argues that for millions of years snakes were the only significant predators of primates, and that this explains why fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias worldwide and why the symbol of the serpent is so ...

  4. File:Ant on rubber rope graph.svg - Wikipedia

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    ant on rubber rope graph: Image title: Absolute position x vs time t graph of an ant crawling at 1 cm/s (red) relative to and along an elastic band of 4 cm initial length stretching at 2 cm/s painted in eights (shaded background) by CMG Lee. The asymptote (dashed purple) shows the position of the ant if the band was not stretching.

  5. Insects in mythology - Wikipedia

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    In an ancient Sumerian poem, a fly helps the goddess Inanna when her husband Dumuzid is being chased by galla demons. [10] Flies also appear on Old Babylonian seals as symbols of Nergal, the god of death [10] and fly-shaped lapis lazuli beads were often worn by many different cultures in ancient Mesopotamia, along with other kinds of fly-jewellery. [10]

  6. Clip art - Wikipedia

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    Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart. Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form.

  7. Insects in literature - Wikipedia

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    Anthropomorphised ants have often been used in fables, children's stories, and religious texts to represent industriousness and cooperative effort. [2] In the Book of Proverbs, ants are held up as a good example for humans for their hard work and cooperation. Aesop did the same in his fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper".

  8. Delusional parasitosis - Wikipedia

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    [3] [1] People with this condition may have skin symptoms such as the urge to pick at one's skin (excoriation) or a sensation resembling insects crawling on or under the skin (formication). Morgellons disease is a related constellation of symptoms. This self-diagnosed condition is considered a form of a type of delusional parasitosis.

  9. Formicophilia - Wikipedia

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    Formicophilia, a form of zoophilia, is the sexual interest in being crawled upon or nibbled by insects, such as ants, or other small creatures. [1] [2] This paraphilia often involves the application of insects to the genitals, but other areas of the body may also be the focus.