Nature

The world's only venomous primate mixes its toxin by licking its own arm

Slow lorises are the only primates known to be venomous. A gland on the inner arm secretes an oily compound that stays harmless until the loris licks it, mixing it with saliva to activate the toxin. A bite can trigger anaphylactic shock in humans, and mothers rub the activated venom into their infants' fur to ward off predators.

K. Anne-Isola Nekaris, Richard S. Moore, E. Johanna Rode & Bryan G. Fry, Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Biochemistry, Ecology and Evolution of Slow Loris Venom — Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases, 2013

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