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The spat toxungen is generally harmless on intact mammalian skin (although contact can result in delayed blistering of the area), but can cause permanent blindness if introduced to the eye; if left untreated it may cause chemosis and corneal swelling.
Experimentally induced toxungen spraying by the scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus.. A toxungen comprises a secretion or other bodily fluid containing one or more biological toxins that is transferred by one animal to the external surface of another animal via a physical delivery mechanism with or without direct contact between the secreting animal and the victim. [1]
The origins of the spitting myth have been the topic of much scholarly investigation and public debate over the years. There are three general categories of these investigations and exchanges which often interpenetrate but generally fall into: 1) scholarly studies published in academic journals and one book, 2) finding and evaluating old press reports, and 3) Vietnam veteran anecdotal stories.
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Toxin, toxicant, and poison are often used interchangeably despite these subtle differences in definition. The term toxungen has also been proposed to refer to toxins that are delivered onto the body surface of another organism without an accompanying wound. [16]
Spitting is the act of forcibly ejecting saliva or other substances from the mouth.
Spat (angular unit), a unit of solid angle; Spat (distance unit), an obsolete distance unit in astronomy; Spats (footwear), a type of shoe accessory; Wheel spats, British term for aerodynamic fairings that reduce the drag on fixed-undercarriage aircraft; Spat, the past tense of spit; Spat (molluscs), settled larvae of shellfish such as oysters ...
Spats (footwear), a type of shoe accessory; Spats (radio series), a comedy sketch show on BBC 7; Spats Baxter, a character in Movie Movie (1978), played by George C. Scott "Spats" Columbo, lead gangster in the film Some Like It Hot (1959) The Spats, a 1970s band in New Zealand; The Spats (American band), a 1960s band in California, U.S.