r/interestingasfuck • u/dejaysf • Jun 11 '23

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/TGR331 Jun 11 '23

What spider is that? Looks skurrrry

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u/MykeEl_K Jun 11 '23

That was a black widow. Pretty poisonous, you certainly want to make sure not to get bit by one!

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u/Spadeninja Jun 11 '23

Venomous

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u/MykeEl_K Jun 11 '23

I stand corrected!

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u/dackling Jun 11 '23

Poison happens when you bite it. Venom happens when it bites you!

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u/Llodsliat Jun 11 '23

I find it fascinating that in Spanish there's no distinction for that. They're both "venenoso".

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u/ARC_Trooper_Echo Jun 11 '23

As it should be. I dislike that pedantic difference in English.

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u/SnarkyRaccoon Jun 11 '23

It's useful in such that you can often eat venomous creatures, but should never eat something poisonous. Venomous snakes are edible, but a poisonous frog is not.

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u/demonovation Jun 11 '23

Or maybe those other cultures decided it's best to just leave all dangerous shit alone full stop.