Page 5 - 3. LESSON NOTES(CH-2-PH IN EVERYDAY LIFE)

• Defense weapon of ant:
Ant has bite as their defense tool. Ant bite also contains methanoic acid similar
to honey bee. Thus, by rubbing of mild base near the ant bite gives relief to the
victim.
• Plants with defense weapon:
Some plants are armed with sting as defense tool, such as nettle plants. A
person who touches the nettle leaves gets stung similar to honey bee. Nettle
leaves also contain methanoic acid, which results in pain and irritation near the
stung area. In such case also rubbing of mild base, such as slaked lime, baking
powder, etc. gives relief to the victim from pain.
A traditional remedy is rubbing the area with the leaf of the dock plant, which is
basic in nature and often grows beside the nettle plants in the wild.

Stings in Nettle Leaf Dock Plant

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