salticid
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2016
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- 10
I'll start:
"If you have a cat and a tarantula, won't the tarantula eat the cat?"
"If you have a cat and a tarantula, won't the tarantula eat the cat?"
I get that every time I tell an "outsider" about soon getting another T."Won't they all eat each other?"
To be fair, neither are candidates for "stupid question" in my opinion. Yes, spiders are sure venomous, but just how much, that's a question not even science answered yet for many of them."are they poisonous" and "how poisonous is that one"
Err time.
It's because venom and poison are differentTo be fair, neither are candidates for "stupid question" in my opinion. Yes, spiders are sure venomous, but just how much, that's a question not even science answered yet for many of them.
I guess you mean it more like an annoying question due to high frequency?
Indeed, and I thought it's just a synonym!It's because venom and poison are different
ugh."Do you keep it in the same tank as your lizard?"
This is why I don't post to Youtube. It'll just piss you off."wtf is wrong with you? Are you just stupid?" -some jackrabbit on youtube comment.
This one, by far. People legitimately think that I keep several (if not all) in the same tank... and yet even children know that spiders are almost universally cannibalistic."Won't they all eat each other?"
Not even gonna tiptoe around here. If someone asks that, they are actually legitimately a special kind of stupid."Won't they all eat each other?"
Well actually, I should clarify: Venoms and poisons themselves are not where the difference is. The difference is in the delivery method. Venomous animals deliver the toxins by injecting you (like a spider), while poisonous animals deliver the toxins either by contact or ingestion. But you can have a neurotoxin that serves as both, depending on how it is delivered to the victimIndeed, and I thought it's just a synonym!
In my language there's just one term used, so I never knew there's a difference, thanks!