A powerful neurotoxin produced by certain frogs and birds, particularly poison dart frogs and pitohui birds, that affects nerve function.
From Greek 'batrachos' (frog) + 'toxikon' (poison). Discovered in toxic frogs and later found in certain birds, hence the name incorporating both sources.
Batrachotoxin is one of nature's deadliest poisons—a tiny amount can paralyze a large animal—and scientists are studying it to understand how nerves work and develop pain medications!
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