For example, a book I recently read postulated that tarantula poison could become deadlier IF the spider ate crickets that were fed Amanita mushrooms (Destroying Angels). Would this in fact be true?
2006-10-25 06:10:39 · 3 answers · asked by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
BTW, it was an old mystery, so I think it was only postulated as a interesting gimmick, not a truly valid scientific theory!
2006-10-25 06:59:13 · update #1
It would depend if the spider was immune to the effect of the amanita mushrooms, and if the spider's method of digesting the cricket (basically liquefying the critter's internal organs and sipping them up) would not destroy the structure of the poison in question.
The poison would not only have to remain intact, but somehow make it's way to the tarantula's own envenomation system in order for it to be injected into a human victim.
I think the premise is unlikely and contains a few scientific fallacies.
2006-10-25 06:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by phantomlimb7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-01 02:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorta, with the food chain if a bird eat the spider it would get some but i think as far as the spider venom wouldnt be affected.
2006-10-25 11:28:07 · answer #3 · answered by spider crazy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋