Including fungi. Which one ones if you eat them will kill you in the smallest amounts tasted or swallowed?
When consumed in their natural condition. I think it might be Poison Frogs? so what other ones?
2006-10-15 23:30:50 · 10 answers · asked by Perseus 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
As for fungi the death cap (aminita phalloides) is the most lethal. It accounts for over 90% of deaths by fungal poisioning. Only a very small amount is needed to cause sever illness and death. It contains 6 amino toxins and about 7 phallo toxins. The main toxin is A-amatain. It can take up to 3 days to die a very painful death. The destroying angle (aminita verosa) is more rare but just as nasty. There are a lot more but these two are the worst.
I believe that the most poisious creature is the south american tree frog touching it is enough to kill you.
Get some books on fungi you will be amazed at them. I have studied them for over 20 years and still have hardly touched the surface of them. Its a realy facinating subject.
2006-10-15 23:44:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Whilst it does not originate from an animal or a plant, the most poisonous substance known to man (so far) is Botulinum Toxin.
1 pg (picogram 1 x 10^-12 g) is adequate to kill a man. If it could be distributed equally then only 6 milligrams would be needed to kill the entire human population of the world.
One reason it is so powerful is that a single molecule can effect multiple sites (cleavage of synaptic proteins) before being destroyed.
2006-10-16 00:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Little known fact that (poak salad) while safe to eat if boiled drained rinsed, boiled again, and drained and rinsed is safe to eat if cooked this way. Can be very bad for your health. Native Americans learned how to cook it a long time ago. I understand that some Japanese people eat the puffer fish raw, this is not a good thing, very, very poisonous.
2006-10-15 23:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by starfish50 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i thought maybe it was the puffer fish besause its the most poisiness fish in the world yet people stil eat it why???? there so dumb if the chef made 1 mistake in cutting the stone fish ur dead!!! y take that chance lol i wouldent eat stone fish even if the best chef in the world offered it to me besides that it poisiness it also has sharp spikes that stick out of its back which also containpoison
if u cut the stone fish in any organ or any part of the head it will leak poisiness gas and kill u if u eat it u will die within 1 hour of eating it
2006-10-15 23:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by !!David!! 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there are many things which are extremely poisonous in nature,,
the most poisonous snake in the world is king cobra
the most poisonous chemical is potassium cynide (KCN)
the most poisonous frog is golden dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis)
2006-10-15 23:36:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mushrooms and Spiders are pretty lethal in the poison stakes.
2006-10-15 23:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by Annie M 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the box jellyfish is the most poisonous sea creature; king cobra is among the most lethal land animals.
2006-10-16 00:09:55 · answer #7 · answered by chuck 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in the animal kingdom, the most poisonous species is the snake, while in the plant kingdom, poison ivy is the most dangerous.
2006-10-15 23:39:59 · answer #8 · answered by meryl kei 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there is a soft coral called limu make o Hana ...
you could do a search for it.
2006-10-16 00:24:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is time you studied zoology.
2006-10-15 23:38:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋