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adder

noun

as in asp

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Recent Examples on the Web The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024 This attitude poses a threat to Europe’s adder populations, already on the decline because of habitat destruction. —

Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024 That massive range is in part due to the adder’s ability to withstand low temperatures, Lüddecke explains. —

Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024 Sometimes referred to as the Gaboon adder, this snake preys on a variety of small to medium-sized animals, including rodents like rats, birds such as francolins, and small mammals like rabbits and mongooses. —

Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 Known by a host of common names—trout lily, fawn lily, and adder's tongue—this woodland wildflower is a harbinger of spring. —

Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024 The Australian death adder spends most of its days hidden in leaf litter, often with only the tip of its tail exposed. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 Biologists found that death adders possess clitorises, then went on to locate them in eight other species of snakes. —

Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023 Australian scientists who played sounds for snakes found that woma pythons tend to move toward pink noise while death adders tend to move away. —

Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023

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But this area of research could mean that one day, the asp caterpillar’s venom could bring not only pain but relief.

Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
The team revealed that the venom of asp caterpillars, also known as puss caterpillars, contains a special protein that can form into a ring shape and poke holes in cells.

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 July 2023