Benzo Quinones Are Super Toxic and Killing Mosquitoes

Quinones are a class of many different ic compounds with a six carpin ring and two carboneal functional groups. And for example, there are a group of milipede species that produce benzo qu inones which can be used as mosquito repellent. Some lemers on madagascar find scels lapedes crawling around when it rains,. chew them like bubble gum to get all the goopy benzo quinones out then rub their bodies with the carcasses. And some south american capuchin monkeys go looking for orthoporus dorso vitatis milipedes in logs or mounds of dirt. They also pop the millipedes into their

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