Only male platypuses have venomous spurs. The amount of venom a male platypus produces also increases during breeding season, so scientists believe it is used as a weapon against rival males.
A dead platypus found on a road is yielding venom that may one day help scientists design new pain killers. Molecular biologist Camilla Whittington has been granted a Fulbright Scholarship to analyse ...
To make things even stranger, grown males have a secret weapon on their back legs: a sharp spur that delivers venom powerful ...
The platypus produces a powerful venom during breeding season, which is used in competition among males for females. "We've discovered conflicting functions of GLP-1 in the platypus: in the gut as a ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - From high altitudes to tropical rainforests, platypuses are native to Eastern Australia. When it was first scientifically described in 1799, it was laughed at and checked for ...
Male platypuses have sharp spurs on their back legs shaped like a canine tooth. These hollow spurs measure 0.59 to 0.71 inches long and connect to crural glands in the animal’s upper thighs. These ...
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