Lemurs Getting High on Millipedes | Nature Quest Daily | #shorts #facts #animals #crazy #highlights

Did you know that lemurs use millipedes to get high? Millipedes can secrete dangerous chemicals. such as cyanide. as a defense mechanism, but black lemurs use these chemicals.
the benzoquinone secretion functions as a natural pesticide and wards off malaria-carrying mosquitos. The secretion also acts as a narcotic, which causes the lemur to salivate profusely and enter a state of intoxication.
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