There, the hiker must be very careful of this shrub, with very stinging hairs, whose scholarly name is “Dendrocnide moroides”. It is a kind of nettle, whose venom can cause unbearable pain for several days, even months, as described by those who have rubbed it: first a burning sensation, a sting, then a suffering recalling, quote that felt when a part of the body is stuck in a car door that has been slammed! “.
Afterwards, the skin retains the toxins that have embedded themselves in it, sometimes for up to six months after contact. In short, this plant hates us. Only a few crazy marsupials and insects nibble on its leaves. Four years ago, an Australian scientist got stung on purpose, in order to describe the sensation. After touching a…
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