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m0ibus t1_ivnvrgs wrote

Reply to comment by groveborn in How does extracting venom from animals help us create antidotes? by asafen

If you had said "funnel web spider" you would have been spot on. Kills people, doesn't bother dogs and cats or mice. Insects and people are the most susceptible. Can't trust TV, but trust stranger on internet with no references.

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groveborn t1_ivpyr28 wrote

It's entirely possible that was the message and I'm completely misremembering.

Oh, as to the second point, while entirely deserved, most people in life, and especially on the Internet, provide no sources... And the remaining don't generally check them.

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