Why Do Venomous Animals Live In Warm Climates?
Subscribe to Veritasium - it's free! http://bit.ly/YSWpWm As a Canadian-Australian, I have always wondered why it is that Australia has so many venomous animals that can kill you while Canada...
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[WARNING! SPIDERS IN THE VIDEO ]Why are the most venomous species found in the warmest places on Earth? I mean, take Australia for example.Depending on who you ask, it has all or nearly all of the ten most venomous snakes in the world,plus the funnel-Web spider, the blue ringed octopus, box jellyfish,paralysis tick and stonefish, all found in Australia, are the most lethal of their kind and even this cuteplatypus has an ankle spur,which in the male, secretes a venom that can kill a dog. In humans it would merely cause excruciatingpain. This question, why do the most venomous species live in the warmest places, is one that I've wondered about for most of my life.Perhaps it's because I was born here in the small town of Turagan, Australia.This is the fi...
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[WARNING! SPIDERS IN THE VIDEO ]Why are the most venomous species found in the warmest places on Earth? I mean, take Australia for example.Depending on who you ask, it has all or nearly all of the ten most venomous snakes in the world,plus the funnel-Web spider, the blue ringed octopus, box jellyfish,paralysis tick and stonefish, all found in Australia, are the most lethal of their kind and even this cuteplatypus has an ankle spur,which in the male, secretes a venom that can kill a dog. In humans it would merely cause excruciatingpain. This question, why do the most venomous species live in the warmest places, is one that I've wondered about for most of my life.Perhaps it's because I was born here in the small town of Turagan, Australia.This is the fi...
