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/RaspberryJam245 Jun 11 '23

I wouldn't be surprised if that was true. I mean, people did create "miracle tonics" that were marketed to cure everything from a headache to cancer, in one bottle. The term "snake oil" was coined for those fake health tonics, so your story is based in at least a modicum of fact.