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I'm using this chart "LD50 Table" to get my numbers.
Okay now Leiurus quinquestriatus has a LD50 (mg/kg) of 0.25,0.26,0.33 depending on the reference, So I take this to mean 0.25mg of venom to 1kg of body weight to be a lethal dose. Now I weigh 104 kg so it'll take 26mg of venom to be lethal? (104 * 0.25 = 26) Now one sting delivers approx 0.62mg of venom so it would need to sting me 41-42 times for me to die on the spot? (26 / 0.62 = 41.9) This doesn't seem right. I need some help understanding the LD50 table please.
Thaedion
Okay now Leiurus quinquestriatus has a LD50 (mg/kg) of 0.25,0.26,0.33 depending on the reference, So I take this to mean 0.25mg of venom to 1kg of body weight to be a lethal dose. Now I weigh 104 kg so it'll take 26mg of venom to be lethal? (104 * 0.25 = 26) Now one sting delivers approx 0.62mg of venom so it would need to sting me 41-42 times for me to die on the spot? (26 / 0.62 = 41.9) This doesn't seem right. I need some help understanding the LD50 table please.
Thaedion