COASTAL FLOOD WATCH: Issued when there is a potential for at least moderate tidal flooding in the next one to two days. The chance for moderate, major, or record flooding levels triggers a coastal flood watch.
The false blister beetles, cardinal beetles, and soldier beetles also produce cantharidin. It is a poisonous blistering agent and can cause severe chemical burns. However, these same properties make it effective as a topical medication.
A toxin, aagardi toxin, was isolated from the venom of the Hydrophiinae snake, Hydrophis torquatus aagardi and its chemical properties such as molecular weight, isoelectric point, importance of disulfide bonds, lack of enzymatic activity and amino acid sequence were determined.