I write and do a lot of research on various topics. One year for Script Frenzy (an online writing contest to write a screenplay in a month) I wrote about a little old lady that murdered people by poison. But instead of using ordinary poisons, ie: cyanide, arsenic; I decided that she would use various deadly plants.
It is amazing how many poisonous plants out there, some that grow almost everywhere. I now pay better attention to plants and trees, because you never know what might happen if you come into contact with something beautifully deadly.
There is an author, Amy Stewart, who has books about deadly plants. "Wicked Plants" is the title, and you can learn all kinds of things about common flowers. The following are pdf's of her press kits. Fun stuff.
http://www.amystewart.com/docs/WickedBugsFactSheet.pdf
Some rather cool information on common bugs.
http://www.amystewart.com/docs/WickedPlantsFactSheet.pdf
Some fun stuff on poisonous plants, some you might have in the back yard.
http://www.amystewart.com/docs/WickedPlantsBlad.pdf
More poison information.
Neat!
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