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- Centipede (2336 bytes)
17: ...edes''' (Class '''Chilopoda''') are fast-moving [[venom]]ous, [[predator]]y terrestrial [[arthropod]]s th...
20: ...efense and for capturing and paralyzing prey. The venom can be dangerous to humans in some species. Despi...
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. - Spider (29039 bytes)
21: Hexathelidae ([[venomous funnel-web tarantula]])<br />
138: ... with vital body functions. Other genera inject venom that operates to produce [[biological_tissue|tiss...
140: ... that have made a shroud of silk to quiet their envenomed prey's death struggles will generally leave the...
158: ...e nearer 200,000 species. Almost all species are venomous, but only 30 species are known to be deadly da...
162: ...Extremely dangerous: Bite (assuming successful envenomation) is likely to cause death in a healthy adult... - Meerkat (4260 bytes)
22: ...ain types of [[venom]], including the very strong venom of the scorpions of the [[Kalahari Desert]]. - Arachnid (3432 bytes)
24: ...f [[insect]]s and other small animals. Many are [[venom]]ous - they secrete [[poison]] from specialized ... - Scorpion (12441 bytes)
20: ...e hypodermic aculeus, the barb used to inject the venom.
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 ...
36: ... scorpions are generally unable to deliver enough venom to kill healthy adults; deaths normally occur in ... - Allergy (18658 bytes)
124: **[[bee]] sting [[venom (poison)|venom]]
125: **[[wasp]] sting venom - Tarantula (17481 bytes)
129: ...larly large, particularly hairy, nor particularly venomous. Its scientific name is ''[[Lycosa tarantula]]...
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. - Black widow spider (5745 bytes)
15: ... is notorious for its [[neurotoxin|neurotoxic]] [[venom]]. It is a large [[widow spider]] found througho...
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: ...ean scientists were using part of ''Latrodectus'' venom to synthesize a drug that will not only serve as ... - Brown recluse spider (5698 bytes)
15: The '''brown recluse spider''' is a venomous [[spider]] of the family [[Sicariidae]] (forme...
24: ==A venomous bite==
28: ...s systemic effects may occur before this time, as venom of any kind spreads throughout the body in minute...
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)
17: ====Venom====
18: ...e [[venom]] of most spiders is not worse than the venom of [[bee]]s. - 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 ...
43: == Platypus venom ==
44: ...e case is evident from the symptoms of platypus envenomation.
72: ...ccessfully raised since — notably at [[Healesville Sanctuary]] in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victori... - 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... - Snake (17266 bytes)
53: ... birds, [[egg]]s or insects. Some snakes have a [[venom]]ous bite which they use to kill their prey befor...
59: ...ct. In fact, most snakes are non-venomous or have venom that is not harmful to humans.
79: == Surviving [[venom]]ous snake bites ==
81: ...l care has to be availed of without delay as anti-venom can almost always cure any lethal bite.
83: == Lethal [[venom]]ous snakes == - Basilisks (3192 bytes)
1: ...poison]]ous that it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise lethal.
7: ...ter. Weasels are immune to a basilisk's glare and venom, and kill the reptiles mercilessly. In addition, ... - Camel Spiders (3606 bytes)
29: ...es that the creature will inject an anesthetizing venom into the exposed skin of its sleeping victim, the... - Cane Toads (5279 bytes)
35: ...ve learned to attack a toad's belly, avoiding the venom-producing glands on the behind the head. Recent ... - Centipedes (2300 bytes)
15: ...edes''' (Class '''Chilopoda''') are fast-moving [[venom]]ous, [[predator]]y terrestrial [[arthropod]]s th...
18: ...efense and for capturing and paralyzing prey. The venom can be dangerous to humans in some species. Despi...
22: ...the cave ceiling, the centipedes swarm over and envenomate it before eating it.
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