If someone could, I would like these listed:
The most deadly gas,
The most deadly mold,
and The most deadly liquid.
I am curious not out of killing, just curiosity. Biology fascinates me. By deadly, I mean how quickly it kills and how efficiently. If something is toxic but takes a LOT of it to kill (i.e. daddy long leg spiders) list the most toxic with as much needed, and the most toxic with least needed.
Thanks.
2007-05-02 14:31:23 · 4 answers · asked by Ben 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
No actually they (daddy long legs) have one of the deadliest poisons in the world, its so diluted it does nothing though.
2007-05-02 14:44:51 · update #1
Your bowel gas could kill you pretty quickly! There have been some cases of patients exploding because of ignition of their bowel gas. I guess if you are talking toxic, you're more interested in nerve gas and stuff - VX and the like.
The most deadly mold ...? Molds as a group don't seem to be the most rapidly killing organisms on the planet. If you broaden it to toxic fungi you have more fun with some of the mushrooms like the Death Cap mushroom.
Stachybotrys isn't as toxic as death cap mushrooms!
The most deadly liquid - water. If you had none of it you'd die! (Actualy, that makes it vital rather than toxic) Let's see - toxic liquids - you're really looking at the liquid forms of many toxins. The most toxic liquid would probably be botulinum toxin or maybe the liquid forms of some of the nerve agents.
Daddy Long Legs venom IS toxic - but seems to be harmless to humans and only toxic to insects. It doesn't seem to be very toxic to them either. Read the wiki page.
2007-05-02 14:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gas - either Diphenychloroarsine or VX
mold - Stachybotrys
liquid - probably mercury
By the way, daddy long legs spiders are not poisonous. That is an urban myth.
2007-05-02 14:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok raise your hand if you think we should put Ben on the terrorist watch list? (joking) don't want any points, but i'll look around and see what i can find. i have tons of info from homeland security on junk like this.
2007-05-02 14:43:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
gas-chlorine gas
mold- Stochibotrys atra because if you eat it you'll day but it can also be transfered by airbourne spores
liquid-arsenic
2007-05-02 15:16:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋