Scorpion-Eating Mice Feel No Sting

Fiercely carnivorous mice that attack and kill deadly scorpions feel no pain from their prey's sting, and new research explains why. In the mice, the venom blocks the pathway that would normally send pain signals shooting toward the brain.



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