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The Dynamics of Deathly Drool (With BONUS LOL Komodo Dragons!)
Posted by Mike on June 29, 2010
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Definitely breaking new ground around here. A recent paper in PLoS ONE examines the hypotheses surrounding the ecology and evolution of Komodo Dragon saliva. For those of you whose Komodo Dragonology is a little bit rusty, the saliva of Komodo Dragons can lead to infections that weaken or even kill prey that survive the original…