extracts can affect a victim. as well as plant based poisons, there are others that are made that are based on animals. for example, the larva or pupae of a beetle genus of the northern kalahari desert is used to create a slow-acting poison that can be quite useful when hunting. the beetle itself is applied to the arrow head, by squeezing the contents of the beetle right onto the head. plant sap is then mixed and serves as an adhesive. however, instead of the plant sap, a powder made from the dead, eviscerated larva can be used.