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Spider-like venom found in Australian stinging trees – pain can last for weeks
- poormystic 6y agoSome Cape York locals use dilute hydrochloric acid on their skin where they've been touched by a stinging tree. This is said to dissolve the glassy spikes, and greatly relieve the pain.
- themodelplumber 6y agoThat's really interesting. I'm trying to understand why it's important to dissolve the glassy spikes--Are the glassy spikes mostly an issue because they're still partially filled or coated with remnants of the venom they originally injected? Or are the glassy spikes also causing a lot of residual pain on their own? I'm working from this stinging nettle explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvvmGmat55Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvvmGmat55Q