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Not to be confused with List of poisonous animals.

Venomous animals include:

Many venomous animals, such as this blue ringed octopus (genus Hapalochlaena), are brightly colored or can display bright colors to warn potential predators.

Arachnids

Further information: Spider bite and List of biting or stinging arthropods

Cephalopods

Cnidaria

  • Jellyfish sting using microscopic cells called nematocysts, which are capsules full of venom expelled through a microscopic lance. Contact with a jellyfish tentacle can trigger millions of nematocysts to pierce the skin and inject venom.[5]
  • Portuguese Man o' War
  • Sea Anemones
  • Some Corals

Crustacean

  • The remipede Xibalbanus tulumensis looks like a white centipede with a long segmented body and scores of legs which display a swimming motion. They live in underground caves of Mexico and Central America. Although blind, they are formidable predators, and feed on the shrimp that share their underground pools.

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Dinosaurs

  • Some scientists have proposed that Sinornithosaurus had a venomous bite, but recent evidence suggests otherwise.[7]

Fish

There are at least 1,200 species of venomous fish, and they include

Insects

Further information: Insect bites and stings and List of biting or stinging arthropods

Mammals

Reptiles

The black mamba has one of the most deadly bites of any snake.
Further information: Snake venom and Snakebite

Amphibians

See also

References

  1. ^ Funnel-web Spiders at the Australian Museum, Sydney
  2. ^ Jone SC. "Ohio State University Fact Sheet: Brown Recluse Spider". Retrieved 2 September 2006.
  3. ^ "Poisonous Animals: Scorpion (Scorpiones)". library.thinkquest.org. ThinkQuest. c. 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/oceans-deadliest/deadliest-creatures/deadliest-creatures_05.html
  5. ^ http://www.jellyfishart.com/kb_results.asp?ID=11
  6. ^ http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54168/meet-worlds-only-known-venomous-crustacean
  7. ^ Gianechini, F.A., Agnolín, F.L. and Ezcurra, M.D. (2010). "A reassessment of the purported venom delivery system of the bird-like raptor Sinornithosaurus." Paläontologische Zeitschrift, in press. doi:10.1007/s12542-010-0074-9
  8. ^ Grady, Denise Venom Runs Thick in Fish Families, Researchers Learn New York Times 22 August 2006.
  9. ^ Ternay, A. "Dangerous and Venomous Aquarium Fish" (PDF). fishchannel.com. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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