Venom gland

Example of an arthropod's venom glands as seen in Remipedia Nectiopoda

Venom glands are a wide variety of salivary glands in insects and reptiles modified to produce venom and store it without harm to the organism itself.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mackessey, Stephen (April 1, 2022). "Venom production and secretion in reptiles". Journal of Experimental Biology.
  2. ^ Cusumano, Antonino (February 22, 2018). "First extensive characterization of the venom gland from an egg parasitoid: structure, transcriptome and functional role". Journal of Insect Phisiology.