Conium maculatum 399 BC, and his trial resulted in a death sentence. Although Socrates could have avoided death, he decided to take a potent infusion of the hemlock plant. Plato described Socrates' death in the "Phaedo": Although many have questioned whether this is a factual account, it is the perspective of Bloch that careful attention to Plato's words, modern and ancient medicine and other ancient Greek sources point to this account being consistent with "Conium" poisoning. Conium maculatum Conium maculatum, the hemlock or poison hemlock, is a highly poisonous biennial herbaceous flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to Europe and
Rockstone poison dart frog Rockstone poison dart frog The Rockstone poison dart frog ("Dendrobates nubeculosus") is a poorly known species of dendrobatid frogs endemic to Guyana. As it is known from only one specimen, very little information is currently available on "D. nubeculosus". It has been suggested to be one of the most poorly known species in the world. "D. nubeculosus" is a small to medium-sized poison dart frog; larger than many of its contemporary "Ranitomeya" species, but smaller than the other members of the genus "Dendrobates". The holotype specimen measures 2.5 centimetres in length, and the species' size range is unknown. It is