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List of poisonous animals

List of poisonous animals is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of poisonous animals rather than just read about it. In short: The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested. They are often distinguished from venomous animals, which actively inject their toxins (called venom) into their victims through a venom apparatus such as fangs or a stinger.

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Reference excerpt

The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested. They are often distinguished from venomous animals, which actively inject their toxins (called venom) into their victims through a venom apparatus such as fangs or a stinger. The only difference between poisonous animals and venomous animals is how they deliver the toxins. This list deals exclusively with poisonous animals.

Poisonous animals This list is a partial list of animals that are poisonous to humans and other animals in that their flesh is toxic if consumed, or in some cases if they are touched:

Frogs and toads

Frogs Northern corroboree frog Southern corroboree frog Mantella Poison dart frog (diet dependent)

Toads Some of these toads are "milked" for their bufotoxins.

American toad Asiatic toad Cane toad Colorado River toad Common toad European green toad Fowler's toad

Mammals Slow loris (usually thought of as venomous, but they also lick their fur, making it toxic)

Birds Pitohui Blue-capped ifrit Shrikethrushes Spur-winged goose (diet-dependent) Common quail (diet-dependent) Carolina parakeet Zhenniao (possibly mythical)

Snakes Rhabdophis keelback snakes Garter snake (diet-dependent, when feeding on Pacific newts)

Salamanders Pacific newts or Western newts

Fish Tetraodontidae (Blowfish, Pufferfish) Greenland shark Barracuda (age and diet dependent)

Cephalopods Blue-ringed octopus Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish

Insects

Blister beetle Diamphidia Cinnabar moth Certain tiger moths (Erebidae) Birdwings Milkweed butterflies (include Monarch butterfly) Battus (butterfly)

Crustaceans Gorilla crabs (Xanthidae)

Cnidarians Some members of the genus Palythoa produce the highly toxic palytoxin Rhodactis species

Echinoderms It is common for sea cucumbers like Pearsonothuria graeffei to protect itself with toxins Actinopyga agassizii a toxic sea cucumber Some starfish, like Plectaster decanus, are poisonous

Annelids The polychaete worm Hediste diversicolor Halla parthenopeia

Nemerteans Antarctonemertes valida is one of several nemerteans which make use of defensive toxic secretions

Flatworms Bipalium kewense, the hammerhead flatworm, is coated in toxic mucus

Sponges Negombata magnifica, the toxic finger-sponge, is one of many toxic species of sponges

Placozoans Trichoplax use large specialized cells to release antipredatory toxins

See also Poisonous amphibians Toxic birds List of venomous animals List of poisonous plants List of poisonous fungi

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of poisonous animals

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In the classroom: List of poisonous animals is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Causes of death, Death-related lists, Lists of animals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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