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Diamphidia beetle cocoons and larvae used for arrow poison. From Neuwinger 2004. 

Diamphidia beetle cocoons and larvae used for arrow poison. From Neuwinger 2004. 

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... into every sphere of their existence" ( Yates and Manhire 1991: 3). An especially complete synthesis of gender, science, religion and technology is !Kõ and //Gana arrow poison (Heinz 1978: 151;Neuwinger 2004;Hyperlink 3). The paralysing toxin comes from the haemolymph of Diamphidia simplex beetle larvae and cocoons, but not the adult beetle ( Fig. 5; Hyperlink 4). These larvae live up to 1 m below the ground near a host tree, the sandy corkwood (Commiphora angolensis). Six to ten larvae are sufficient for one arrow's toxin, which is applied by man-the-hunter (Hyperlink 5). San arrows are tripartite constructions designed so that the impetus of the linkshaft breaks the reed collar, ...

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