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  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzwolf spiders
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    20 hours ago

    So, true spiders digest their food externally by injecting the venom. They then slurp it up. So the answer to that is “Yes”. Some true spiders may also eat the more solid bits, but that’s in addition to. but again, many- most- spiders are essentially harmless to humans.

    harvestmen (daddy long legs) are not venomous and lack the mouth-parts necessary for injection, but they’re not true spiders.


  • To add to what nougat said, because that’s very much the appropriate answer…

    All spiders are in fact venomous- it’s part of how they feed. Many species, the venom is not harmful to humans, or only very weakly so. (Wolf spiders qualify as “very weakly so”)

    That said, you try keeping a reasonable head when you suddenly come eyeball-to-eyeball with a wolf spiders qualify and her kids.









  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzBiomimicry
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    6 days ago

    Oh… we were supposed to drop our evidence? Very well…

    Shima Enaga (long tailed bushtit / snowfairy)

    Rosefinch

    Tanuki


    Fire bellied newt

    Their honey bee

    and for the weirdos… the murder hornet… ( i wouldn’t call these fuckers cute, but I’m sure somebody does. Their moms, maybe.)

    Far from exhaustive, but eh, these are my favorite Pokémon. (Okay so murder hornets are ugly, but they’re murderous!)