The platypus — commonly called the duck-billed platypus — is themost venomous mammalto humans. That said, they don’t present a significant threat to people. Like lizards, few mammals can cause severe damage, by venom injection, tohomo sapiens. Male platypuses deploy venom from “spurs” in...
We all played with a ‘super soaker’ water pistol when we were young, but the archer fish took the concept to the next level, by making that its mode of hunting. Archer fish float near the surface and shoot land-based insects from a few metres away with their deadly combination of pin...
Defense Tactics:Komodo Dragons aren't really known for attacking humans, but that doesn't mean they don't bite. They are equipped with a type of venom that can cause blood clots and their mouthes are swarming with dangerous bacteria, which can cause severe infection and lead to amputation i...
Then there are thecone snails. These snails have a very potent venom which they transmit via tiny harpoons that they shoot out of their shells. If untreated, the venom can be fatal — around fifteen people die from cone snail venom every year. 9. Komodo Dragon The good news?Komodo dragon...
while those of silverweed are bull’s-eyed with colors we cannot imagine. Plants are not just seen and smelled but felt from a distance: bumblebees sense such plants’ “invisible electric halos”—an electromagnetic force field that every green shoot gives off—with the tiny hairs that make...
The diet of box jellyfish consists of thing like fish, small animals, and even other jellyfish. They use their venom, a chemical which causes heart, skin, and breath failure, to kill their prey. Since box jellyfish have eyes, some scientists believe that they actively hunt their prey, ho...
Venom from the Belcher's Sea Snake is so toxic, that a single bite can kill a human being in less than thirty minutes. View Original Image View Snake Article Smallest SnakesSmall non-poisonous grass snake on the woman's palm. Egoreichenkov Evgenii/Shutterstock.com ...
At the end of the tail is a stinger that delivers a whip-like venom strike at its prey which is mostly other insects. There are two types of scorpions found at the canyon. The most common is the Giant Hairy Scorpion which is tan-colored and about 3 to 4 inches long. Its sting and...
根据第二段的“Unlike other jellyfish that merely move along with the current, box jellyfish have developed a way to travel wherever they want to go. They will shoot themselves in a jet-like fashion, reaching speeds of up to 7.4 kilometers per hour.(不同于其他水母只是随着水流移动,箱型...
.Unlikeotherjellyfishthatmerelymovealongwiththecurrent,boxjellyfishhavedevelopedawaytotravelwherevertheywanttogo.Theywillshootthemselvesinajet-likefashion,reachingspeedsofupto7.4kilometersperhour.Thedietofboxjellyfishconsistsofthinglikefish,smallanimals,andevenotherjellyfish.Theyusetheirvenom,achemicalwhichcauses...