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Researchers find slugs and snails inject potential partners with toxins during sexual courtship
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Common garden snails and slugs could now be considered venomous, according to scientists.
In a study that shakes up the definition of venom, researchers explain it is not just the bites of snakes and spiders that are classed as venomous, but also the saliva of aphids and the chemicals released by slugs.
