<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:00:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/toomanyfundingjokes/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pretty blue rings of death, the bacterial basis for the octopus's venom]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just this week found out that the blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena spp.) does not produce its own venom. It owes its toxic bite to the bacteria which have made a happy home in its salivary glands.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@effofex/pretty-blue-rings-of-death-the-bacterial-basis-for-the-octopus-s-venom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@effofex/pretty-blue-rings-of-death-the-bacterial-basis-for-the-octopus-s-venom</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[effofex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3Hye1oHX44R9EcpQD5C9xXzj68nJaq3CeJEe7tNumMJn5BMoDmHFqVvQGhkVKGgf6Nz2k5Y4LBZPFB4pZ2mXDEsVZZTUDhkHvEGyyuksg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>