Oil beetle piggyback (mating attempt) in Zell am See




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Thumersbach

Prepared in honey, oil beetles were among the best-known “love potions” for increasing sexual potency. Often with fatal health consequences: Even a single beetle contains a lethal dose of cantharidin for an adult! This high toxicity was used in ancient Greece for executions, murders with the beetle venom are known to modern times. SOURCE:

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