The Most Venomous Animals in the World
There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. Not all are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses, where...
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There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. This toxic tribe includes species of snakes, spiders, scorpions, snails, jellyfish, bees, and even a few weirdo mammals. Clearly, not all of these animals are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses? Where did venom come from, and how does it work? Also, you're curious, I bet: just what animals can kill you the quickest? But do you really want to know? Really? [Intro tune Sci-Show] Just like birds, bats, and bees all have wings but are found in very different places on the tree of life, so, too, are our venomous friends; a good example of convergent evolution: where diverse animals evolve similar features separately a...
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There are a lot of ways to kill and be killed in the animal kingdom, but only a lucky few use the powers of venom. This toxic tribe includes species of snakes, spiders, scorpions, snails, jellyfish, bees, and even a few weirdo mammals. Clearly, not all of these animals are closely related, so how did they acquire the same defenses? Where did venom come from, and how does it work? Also, you're curious, I bet: just what animals can kill you the quickest? But do you really want to know? Really? [Intro tune Sci-Show] Just like birds, bats, and bees all have wings but are found in very different places on the tree of life, so, too, are our venomous friends; a good example of convergent evolution: where diverse animals evolve similar features separately a...
