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 Cantharid (Latin: Lytta vesicatoria) is a beetle in the oleic family known by the misleading name "Spanish fly". It feeds mainly on ash trees. For self-defense, the insect produces a highly irritating substance called cantharidin, which has been used as an aphrodisiac since ancient times. [([[https://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Animal-poisons-zootoxins|Britannica]])] Cantharid (Latin: Lytta vesicatoria) is a beetle in the oleic family known by the misleading name "Spanish fly". It feeds mainly on ash trees. For self-defense, the insect produces a highly irritating substance called cantharidin, which has been used as an aphrodisiac since ancient times. [([[https://www.britannica.com/science/poison-biochemistry/Animal-poisons-zootoxins|Britannica]])]
  
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