Dipsa

The fly genus Dipsa is a junior synonym of Lonchoptera.

For the Romanian village of Dipşa, see Galaţii Bistriţei.

Dipsa is a tiny, mucus like, extremely venomous snake from Medieval bestiaries. They were so venomous that their victim would die before becoming aware he'd been bitten.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Dipsa". The Medieval Bestiary. http://bestiary.ca/beasts/beast275.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-28. 

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