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Story summary
- The wood mouse was filmed cutting a poppy stem and transporting a seed pod into a drystone wall.
- The garden observer noted the Papaver somniferum poppies had set seed and displayed unripe capsules.
- Unripe poppy capsules release a white latex containing morphine, heroin and codeine when damaged.
- Research indicates unripe poppy seeds spoil and contain fewer nutrients.
- Research also notes the latex may be toxic to mice.
