Interestingly, the giant hogweed is part of the Carrot family and can grow up to 14 ft tall loaded with deadly toxic sap!
The results of merely brushing up against it are horrifying. If you accidentally break a stem or touch any of the sap you will begin to develop grotesque blisters!
Pretty but toxic plants often lure us to touch them. But why? What do they get out of us being injured. True, we won't touch them again after the first meeting. But the deterrent isn't instant since it might take minutes or hours for the full affect of its poison to do its...
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However, the most infamous poisoning by hemlock is attributed to the Greek philosopher Socrates, who chose a hemlock drink as his preferred means of death—most sources say that he drank...
I love it- I love it.!!!!
Also when one sees the bad ending of another it causes them to be warned and they that are warned, warns others. (Should anyway)
I remember one time when I had several dogs and they wandered too near the road that bordered our property. One (Her name was Heidi)got o...