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2 days ago

This deep-sea worm creates a toxic yellow pigment found in Rembrandt and Cezanne paintings

A bright-yellow deep-sea worm (Paralvinella hessleri) produces orpiment by accumulating arsenic that reacts with sulfide to form a protective mineral armour.
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