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Spoliator colubri

The spoliator colubri is a gold and green worm (insect). When it sees a snake it climbs onto its tail, then runs up to its head and bites until it reaches the brain.

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Koninklijke Bibliotheek - Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

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Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16 (Der Naturen Bloeme), folio 135r

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