A swarm of bees, if looked upon by her, will die immediately; brass and iron will instantly become rusty, and emit an offensive odor; while dogs which may have tasted of the matter so discharged are seized with madness, and their bite is venomous and incurable. — Pliny, Natural History, 7.13 [trans.

Ban da wannan kuma, karuwar cinikayya a tsakanin Sin da wasu kasuwanni masu tasowa, ciki har da yankin Latin Amurka, da nahiyar Afirka da dai sauransu ta kai kashi 7.4 cikin dari da kashi 9 cikin dari.
