Have you ever believed that sometimes beauty exists for camouflage? Probably, you won't trust it until you get acquaintance with Daffodil. It is a sort of flower with paralyzing charm. Its flossy floral leaves waves to over million dumb insects. With its central trumpet, it is able to enchant a flock of beetles, making them hypnotized.
According to some literature, this wonderful flower has scientific name Narcissus.It contains alkaloid poison lycorine, mostly in the bulb, but also in its leaves. Such kind of poison may cause dermatitis. Regarding to that, Wikipedia reported that on May 1, 2009 students in Gorseland Primary School, Suffolk, England suffered from "daffodil itch" after they added daffodil bulb to soup during cookery lesson. The symptom of "daffodil itch" covers dryness, scaling, erythema and hyperkeratosis. Bloody hell. Such a dangerous flower.
Regardless of its hazard, in the west, Daffodil is considered as a symbol of vanity. On the contrary, Chinese believes that the flower brings luck and fortune. Besides, it symbolizes wealth. To sum up, beauty sometimes coexists very harmoniously with beast.
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