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Close-up of a platypus swimming in the water A platypus wandering by a roadside in Australia stabbed a woman with its venomous spurs when she attempted to lift it from a gutter. Jenny Forward was ...

The amount of venom a male platypus produces also increases during breeding season, so scientists believe it is used as a weapon against rival males. Interestingly, however, the venom doesn’t seem to ...

The platypus produces a powerful venom during breeding season, which is used in competition among males for females. "We've discovered conflicting functions of GLP-1 in the platypus: in the gut as a ...