poison glands
Toxin-producing organs
Poison glands are specialized organs in certain animals that produce and secrete toxic substances used for defense or predation.
Found in creatures such as snakes, spiders, scorpions, and some amphibians, these glands typically connect to delivery mechanisms like fangs, stingers, or skin surfaces.
The toxins they produce range from mildly irritating to lethal, depending on the species.
In snakes, poison glands are modified salivary glands located in the head, while in frogs they are distributed across the skin.
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
- snakeLimbless scaled reptile
- snake bitePuncture from legless reptile
- spiderWeb-spinning arachnid
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Hard external defense layer
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