Some Of The Animals That Have Poisonous Spines

Friday, October 19, 2012

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1. Scorpion

Scorpions are a group of segmented animals with eight legs (oktopoda) belonging to the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. Scorpions are related to spiders, mites, and ticks. There are about 2,000 species of scorpions. Scorpion body is divided into two segments: cephalothorax and abdomen. The abdomen consists of the mesosoma. All species of scorpions have poison. In general, scorpion venom is included as neurotoxins (nerve poisons). An exception is Hemiscorpius lepturus which has be cytotoxic (cell toxic). Neurotoxins comprise small proteins as well as sodium and potassium, which is useful to interrupt the transmission of nerve of the victim. Scorpions use venom to kill or paralyze their prey, so easy to eat.

2. Centipede

2. Centipede

Centipedes are arthropods belonging to animals of the class Myriapoda Chilopoda and upafilum. Centipede is metameric animal, which has a pair of legs on each body segment. These animals including poisonous animals, and includes nocturnal animals.




3. Caterpillars

Caterpillars are the larval stage of the species in the order Lepidoptera, which includes butterflies and moths. Most are plant eaters although some species are insectivorous. Most caterpillars are considered as pests in agriculture. Many species of moth, known for his stage caterpillars cause damage to fruit and other agricultural products. Most caterpillars have long body shape (cylindrical). Caterpillars have three pairs of true legs on the three segments of the chest, coupled with four pairs of artificial limbs called abdominal legs on the middle segment of the abdomen and stomach are a pair of legs on the last abdominal segment. Caterpillars have ten abdominal segments.

4. Waisted Wasp

Body design resembles a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter, an adaptation has a practical purpose - it is a solitary wasp caterpillar hunter, designed to bring a lot of caterpillars to feed their offspring. It looks similar to a wasp cutworm Podalonia men.

5. Frogs - Poisonous Arrow

5. Frogs - Poisonous Arrow
Unlike most other frogs, species are active during the day, and often exhibit brightly-colored bodies. Although all dendrobatids least somewhat toxic in the wild, levels of toxicity vary from one species to the next, and from one population to another. Many species are endangered and critical.





6. Tarantula

Tarantula generally feeds on insects and other arthropods, using ambush as their primary method of prey capture. The biggest tarantulas can kill animals as large as lizards, mice, and birds. Tarantulas are found in tropical and desert regions around the world. Most tarantulas dangerous to humans, and some types are popular in the exotic pet trade.

7. Box Jellyfish

7. Box Jellyfish
Box Jellyfish / Stinger / Sea Wasp / Fire Medusa / Indringa (ubur-ubur kotak). With 15 tentacles on each corner, with a length up to 3m, up to 5000 nematocyst (sting cells). As with other cnidarians, jellyfish stings have cells (cnidocyte) containing a nematocyst in tentacles. Nematocyst discharge pressure forcing rapid spread, paralyzing toxin. (Venomous) No chance of survivors could sting unless treated quickly.

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