The toxin induces muscle contractions of the insects leading to full-body paralysis. Skeletal muscles contract due to the release of excitatory neurotransmitters at the neuromuscular junction. Apart from the AaHIT4 subtype, this effect does not occur in arachnids, crustaceans or mammals.
Androctonus australis hector insect toxin
Ant venom
Alpha-neurotoxin
Insect toxin
Neurotoxin
Latrotoxin
Snake venom
Kurtoxin