Zoological inaccuracies & mistakes
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MOG2012
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This question is completely unrelated to the thread but I’ll answer. Poison is absorbed or ingested while venom is injected into your body. Mixing them doesn’t necessarily make them stronger unless they have synergistic effects. Neurotoxins mixed with cyanide could result in rapid nervous system failure and cellular suffocation. Hemotoxins mixed with ricin can lead to extreme internal bleeding and organ failure
The Only Mammal That Can Breathe Through Its Skin shows a hairy frog
Thanks. What would be the appropriate thread?
Not sure there is one. Your question is too vague; as venom and poison simply refer to the method of delivery, they could in fact refer to the same chemicals, or be synergistic or antagonistic. Every combination would have to be considered separately!
The Most Unique Animal Adaptations You Won not Believe Exist - Animals Around The Globe has lots of mistake.
The photo of the bombardier beetle shows another species, as does that of the mimic octopus.
The thorny devil is represented by a chameleon.
The deep sea anglerfish is represented by a jellyfish!
The photo of the bombardier beetle shows another species, as does that of the mimic octopus.
The thorny devil is represented by a chameleon.
The deep sea anglerfish is represented by a jellyfish!
And wtf is the axolotl?
A Type of Salamander that is Critically Endangered is found in only one Lake in Mexico and can regenerate its Limbs.
I meant the photograph in the article; well worth being amazed by!
That's what I wondered. It looks like an axolotl but I've never seen one with spikes before.
In 10 Animals That Can Survive Being Cut in Half - Animals Around The Globe, marine flatworms are represented by a snail
In The Most Venomous Creatures Lurking in the Amazon Rainforest - Animals Around The Globe the Amazonian giant centipede is represented by a millipede and the coral snake by a python. The white-lipped island pit viper lives in South-east Asia. I also wonder why the author included harpies and green anacondas in the article
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Most of these articles are click bait for traffic and whatnot. Accuracy is neither their intent nor outcome. As it is now easier than ever to make content like this, the inaccuracies are typically not cared about by the authors. No interest in putting out quality content for many creators, and it still gets readily consumed by the public anyway...
8 Natural Methods to Get Rid of Rodents Without Using Poison is about getting rid of rodents from your home and garden. Photos include coypus, an agouti and a capybara.
In 8 Wild Cat Species That Are More Elusive Than Tigers the snow leopard, pampas cats and clouded leopard are depicted by leopards, the Andean mountain cat by a jaguar, the bay cat by a tiger and the fishing cat by lions
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In The Most Unique Fish Found in the Great Lakes of Illinois - Animals Around The Globe, the deepwater sculpin is represented by a blob fish and the lake whitefish by an Atlantic whitefish
In The Most Playful Wild Animals That Love Having Fun - Animals Around The Globe, ravens are represented by a dog
12 Big Cat Species With the Most Unique Adaptations says 'Jaguars are unique among big cats for their swimming prowess'.