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- Centipede (2336 bytes)
17: ...edes''' (Class '''Chilopoda''') are fast-moving [[venom]]ous, [[predator]]y terrestrial [[arthropod]]s th...
19: ...g|thumb|left|250px|Note that claw arises from the first thoracic segment]]
20: ...having around half that, though it is possible to find centipedes with over 200 legs.
24: ...the cave ceiling, the centipedes swarm over and envenomate it before eating it. - Cobra (snake) (2058 bytes)
4: ...arger would-be predators by delivering irritating venom to their eyes.
26: ...o snakes despite the names are strictly not classified as cobras. - Spider (29039 bytes)
21: Hexathelidae ([[venomous funnel-web tarantula]])<br />
40: Filistatidae ([[crevice weaver]])<br />
88: ...n]]s for it to travel in. Rather their bodies are filled with [[haemolymph]], which is pumped through ...
90: ...tracheal system oxygen interchange is much more efficient, enabling [[cursorial hunting]] (hunting inv...
98: ...at lurk on flowers, [[spider web|web]]s and other fixed locations waiting for prey have very poor eyes... - Meerkat (4260 bytes)
19: ... wrestling matches and foot races. More than one field researcher has reported witnessing meerkats in...
22: ...ain types of [[venom]], including the very strong venom of the scorpions of the [[Kalahari Desert]].
30: ...n noted to carry an element of meaning, with specific calls alerting to the approach of snakes, birds ...
32: ...he character [[Timon (Lion King)|Timon]] from the film ''[[The Lion King]]''. - Arachnid (3432 bytes)
21: ...re named for the [[Greek mythology|mythological]] figure [[Arachne]].
24: ...f [[insect]]s and other small animals. Many are [[venom]]ous - they secrete [[poison]] from specialized ...
28: ...rump" tailless whip scorpions with front legs modified into whip-like sensory structures as long as 25...
37: ...d|Uropygi]] - whip scorpions, with first legs modified as whip-like sensory organs and with a long thi... - Scorpion (12441 bytes)
20: ...e hypodermic aculeus, the barb used to inject the venom.
25: '''Pedipalps:''' these are a pair of modified legs that have evolved into claws. The claws ar...
26: ...ower the pedipalps, as scorpions with less potent venom use their larger pincers to subdue prey.
32: ==Scorpion venom==
34: ...rotransmission in the victim. Scorpions use their venom to kill or paralyze their prey so that it can be ... - Allergy (18658 bytes)
4: ...as "allergies". A new four-class (now five) classification scheme was designed by P. G. H. Gell and R....
32: ... are not always able to pinpoint a patient's specific allergies if the patient has an allergy but does...
36: ...oassay]]s. Even the levels the amount of IgE specific to certain allergens can be measured through use...
50: ...[[bee]] stings, [[peanuts]], [[nuts]], and [[shellfish]] often carry an [[adrenalin]] needle with them...
62: When IgE is first secreted it binds to the Fc receptors on a mas... - Tarantula (17481 bytes)
129: ... been an entirely different kind of spider in the fields around Taranto that caused fairly severe bite...
133: ...ety of living animals (insects, small mice, small fish in the water bowl, and reptiles are on their me...
154: These fine hairs are barbed and contain a mild [[venom]]. Some species can 'kick off' these hairs: the h...
185: ...turnal predators, killing their prey by injecting venom through their fangs. It typically waits partially...
192: ...las often have more potent, medically significant venom. - Mongoose (2463 bytes)
14: ...is said that some mongooses will actually eat the venom glands of snakes.
16: ...are widespread in [[Hawaii]], and have had a significant impact on native species. - Black widow spider (5745 bytes)
15: ...n name 'black widow spider' is used to refer specifically to ''L. mactans'' it is occasionally also ap...
19: ==Venom components and effects==
20: ...etween 1950 and 1959 (Miller, 1992). Black widow venom acts by causing a localized release of the [[neur...
22: ...uscle relaxants, and, rarely, [[antivenin]]. The venom does not typically cause problems at the bite sit...
28: ...rted in any mainstream [[peer-review]]ed [[scientific journal]]. - Brown recluse spider (5698 bytes)
15: ...the rear of the spider resulting in the nickname "fiddleback spider" or "violin spider". (Some claim ...
24: ==A venomous bite==
28: ...s systemic effects may occur before this time, as venom of any kind spreads throughout the body in minute...
30: ...lear, tightly closed container so it may be identified.
32: ...805.htm]). There is now a test for brown recluse venom that can determine if a wound is a brown recluse ... - Jumping spider (3866 bytes)
5: ... it jumps from one place to another, it tethers a filament of silk to whatever it is standing on. Shou...
9: ...rom fingertip to fingertip, or (be careful!) from fingertip to nose. Unlike almost all other spiders, ...
17: ====Venom====
18: ...e [[venom]] of most spiders is not worse than the venom of [[bee]]s.
21: ...ders may have auditory signals as well, with amplified sounds produced by the males sounding like buzz... - Platypus (21900 bytes)
15: ...trangest [[specimen]]s of the animal kingdom: a [[venomous]], egg-laying, duck-billed mammal.
26: ...|swelling]] that may last for several months. The venom can be lethal to [[dog]]s and smaller [[domestic ...
35: ...h the male and surfacing behind him. Finally, the fifth recorded instance included the female and male...
38: ... yolk sac for respiration. During the second, the fingers and toes appear, and in the last, the egg to...
43: == Platypus venom == - Gila monster (2189 bytes)
15: ...suspectum'') is one of the two known species of [[venom]]ous [[lizard]]s. (The other is the [[Mexican bea...
17: ...small quantities of the [[neurotoxin|neurotoxic]] venom, which is secreted into the lizard's saliva. By c... - Lizard (4740 bytes)
22: ...st animal protein. Only two lizard species are [[venom]]ous: the [[Mexican beaded lizard]] and the [[Gil...
32: == Classification == - Snake (17266 bytes)
35: ... several species of legless [[lizard]] which superficially resemble snakes, but are not otherwise rela...
46: ...]] tests have been performed that show no close affinity to varanids and thus to mosasaurs either. Th...
53: ... birds, [[egg]]s or insects. Some snakes have a [[venom]]ous bite which they use to kill their prey befor...
57: ...en undisturbed, the digestive process is highly efficient, dissolving and absorbing everything but hai...
59: ...ct. In fact, most snakes are non-venomous or have venom that is not harmful to humans. - Basilisks (3192 bytes)
1: ...poison]]ous that it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise lethal.
3: ...k]]'s [[Egg (biology)|egg]] (in some legends specifically an egg laid by a seven-year-old cock during ...
5: ...ribing it as a larger beast, capable of breathing fire and killing with the sound of its voice. Some w...
7: ...ter. Weasels are immune to a basilisk's glare and venom, and kill the reptiles mercilessly. In addition, ...
9: ...ame]]s such as ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. A large, snake-like basilisk was ... - Camel Spiders (3606 bytes)
19: ...o pieces by the chelicerae. The prey is then liquified and the liquid ingested through the pharynx. Re...
29: ...es that the creature will inject an anesthetizing venom into the exposed skin of its sleeping victim, the...
31: ==Classification== - Cane Toads (5279 bytes)
14: ...ific]] islands including [[Hawaii|Hawai'i]] and [[Fiji]].
26: ...to control injurious insects in the [[sugarcane]] fields.
33: ...pact of toads on the Australian environment is difficult to determine. Precipitous declines in popula...
35: ...ve learned to attack a toad's belly, avoiding the venom-producing glands on the behind the head. Recent ...
37: ...the Cane toad in Australia was popularized by the film - Centipedes (2300 bytes)
15: ...edes''' (Class '''Chilopoda''') are fast-moving [[venom]]ous, [[predator]]y terrestrial [[arthropod]]s th...
17: ...g|thumb|left|250px|Note that claw arises from the first thoracic segment]]
18: ...having around half that, though it is possible to find centipedes with over 200 legs.
22: ...the cave ceiling, the centipedes swarm over and envenomate it before eating it.
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