Large number of scorpions, housed in straightforward plastic boxes, line the walls of a rearing research facility in Turkey's southeastern Sanliurfa territory, trusting that work force will drain their costly toxin used to create medication.
Utilizing a couple of tweezers and utensils, lab representatives eliminate the scorpions from the crates and stand by as they press a small drop of toxin from their needles into a repository. The toxin is then frozen and transformed into powder before it is sold, Reuters reports.
A solitary scorpion produces around two milligrams of toxin, and the lab can get around two grams of toxin day to day, said Metin Orenler, the proprietor of the scorpion ranch.
Orenler's homestead, which opened in 2020, presently has around 20,000 scorpions of the Androctonus Turkiyensis species, which was distinguished as a particular sort in an article distributed in a scorpiology diary in 2021.
"We both variety the actual scorpions and furthermore milk them," Orenler said.We then turn the toxin into powder and provide it to Europe after freezing the toxin we obtain as a result of our draining.
The toxin, which is sent out to France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Switzerland, is utilized to create beauty care products, pain relievers and anti-toxins, Orenler said, adding that one liter of the toxin is valued at $10 million.