As the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) warns, the poison of oil beetles (Meloe proscarabaeus) is highly toxic even in small concentrations. Just a few milligrams of the toxin (cantharidin) can be fatal for an adult human, says Lilith Stelzner, nature conservation officer at the BUND state association, to Der Spiegel.As the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) warns, the poison of oil beetles (Meloe proscarabaeus) is highly toxic even in small concentrations. Just a few milligrams of the toxin (cantharidin) can be fatal for an adult human, says Lilith Stelzner, nature conservation officer at the BUND state association, to Der Spiegel.Wie der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz (BUND) warnt, sei das Gift der Ölkäfer (Meloe proscarabaeus) schon in einer geringen Konzentration hochtoxisch. Nur wenige Milligramm des Gifts (Cantharidin) können für einen erwachsenen Menschen tödlich sein, sagt Lilith Stelzner, Naturschutzreferentin beim Landesverband des BUND dem Spiegel.
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As the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) warns, the poison of oil beetles (Meloe proscarabaeus) is highly toxic even in small concentrations. Just a few milligrams of the toxin (cantharidin) can be fatal for an adult human, says Lilith Stelzner, nature conservation officer at the BUND state association, to Der Spiegel.As the Federation for Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) warns, the poison of oil beetles (Meloe proscarabaeus) is highly toxic even in small concentrations. Just a few milligrams of the toxin (cantharidin) can be fatal for an adult human, says Lilith Stelzner, nature conservation officer at the BUND state association, to Der Spiegel.Wie der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz (BUND) warnt, sei das Gift der Ölkäfer (Meloe proscarabaeus) schon in einer geringen Konzentration hochtoxisch. Nur wenige Milligramm des Gifts (Cantharidin) können für einen erwachsenen Menschen tödlich sein, sagt Lilith Stelzner, Naturschutzreferentin beim Landesverband des BUND dem Spiegel.