As an article by Antonio Pinto stated, the Lonomia obliqua has a unique venom that causes disseminated intravascular coagulation and a consumptive coagulopathy, which can lead to a hemorrhagic syndrome.[5] It was soon discovered that at the base of each spine was a sack where the toxins were stored. As the stems and needles were stuck into the victim, venom would flow through the hollow needles and into the puncture wound.[5]