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Nairobi fly is the common name for two species of rove beetle in the genus Paederus, native to East Africa originating from Tanzania. [1] The beetles contain a corrosive substance known as pederin, which can cause chemical burns if it comes into contact with skin. [2] [3] Because of these burns, the Nairobi fly is sometimes referred to as a ...
[2] [3] [4] Other local names given to Paederus dermatitis include spider-lick, whiplash dermatitis, [5] and Nairobi fly dermatitis. [ 2 ] Rove beetles do not bite or sting but cause skin irritations and blisters when accidentally brushed or crushed against the skin provoking them to release their coelemic fluid which contains a strong ...
Pederin is a vesicant toxic amide with two tetrahydropyran rings, found in the haemolymph of the beetle genus Paederus, including the Nairobi fly, belonging to the family Staphylinidae. It was first characterized by processing 25 million field-collected P. fuscipes. [1] It makes up approximately 0.025% of an insects weight (for P. fuscipes). [1]
Because Paederus species are widely dispersed around the world, this syndrome has many different local nicknames including "whiplash dermatitis", "spider lick", [6] and "Nairobi fly dermatitis". In East Africa, conjunctivitis from getting pederin in the eye is called "Nairobi eye". [11]
The fly amanita is considered by many to be dangerous to eat. Columnist Rick Marsi shares the curious story of a nature walk where they were seen. There's more to this curious orange mushroom than ...
poison fire coral satratoxin-H (a ribosome inactivating small molecule) bone marrow, brain and skin Japan, South Korea, Papua New Guinea, Australia: Ganoderma: Paxillus involutus (Batsch ex Fr.) Fr. brown roll-rim unknown, possibly glycoprotein antigen: extreme autoimmune reaction with hemolysis: Europe and North America Trogia venenata
Myiasis (/ m aɪ. ˈ aɪ. ə. s ə s / my-EYE-ə-səss [1]), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae that grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue.
Amanita muscaria var. formosa, known as the yellow orange fly agaric, is a hallucinogenic and poisonous [1] basidiomycete fungus of the genus Amanita.This variety, which can sometimes be distinguished from most other A. muscaria by its yellow cap, is a European taxon, although several North American field guides have referred A. muscaria var. guessowii to this name. [2]