Net-winged beetle (family Lycidae) are typically brightly-colored, soft-bodied and with saw-toothed antennae. One study found a novel toxic compound in them that they named...lycidic acid https://t.co/r7PWI5QlEO https://t.co/K0bp8Iyr1r https://t.co/9A0UO
This was the chemical responsible for their distasteful (taste bad/ toxic) nature, especially to spiders. ( Research paper: https://t.co/0ZFNa52xty) The adults feed on nectar and honeydew while the larvae are thought to be predatory or feeding on fungi
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@AMAZlNGNATURE Poisonous to a predator but not a hazard for people. https://t.co/zCAsopr9dL
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