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This tumblr meme got postedin a bug group today and I had fun explaining the actual biology going on so I’m just gonna paste it here too!!

SO:

Believe it or not, that venom actually did evolve for hunting little tiny prey. A rat can blind or maim even a larger snake in the blink of an eye if it bites the right spot. A mouse needs to only chomp a single gash into a larger spider and the spider is doomed. Tiny fish and shrimp can tear through the soft body of a box jelly or swim away so hard they take a tentacle with them!

Worse, if prey is pumped full of venom and still escapes, the predator loses a ton of energy it took to make that venom. Even if it didn’t get hurt in the scuffle it is instantly weaker and hungrier, and many venom-reliant predators starve to death this way.

And STILL worse: odds are just as likely the creature they come across when they’re hungry is *another venomous predator.* What’s a scorpion encounter most often in a desert? Other scorpions, tarantulas, centipedes and snakes.

That’s actually scarier than the herd of elephants. That’s like if you had literally nothing to eat but extremely large, furiously angry badgers, and you got to pick any kind of gun to hunt them with, but you had to actually make the ammunition from scratch, I mean you gotta actually forge the ore into the bullets or something. The smart thing to do is pick a weapon that seems like total overkill, so even though it’s harder to make, a single hit GUARANTEES a meal while you craft the next bullet. Don’t ask why you’re alone in an apocalyptic wasteland with nothing but badgers, ore and a forge, but now you know how the funnelweb spider has to live.

adonischildsupportcase

onlyblackgirl

Honestly everyone on Instagram can go homemade Will Smith is all that matters now.

queenstravelingdarling

“This feels stupid” 😂😂😂😂

darkislovelyyyy

He’s such a dad, ugh I love it

boiga

Effects of Komodo dragon saliva

forever-memes

I’ve seen a lot of people excuse woman being sexist and then calling it woman empowerment

lets-sharklovergirl

I hate sexist feminists.

energysavingselfcare

This wise caterpillar says that whatever the size or shape of your body, you are equally deserving of love and respect

[Image description: Cartoon picture of a round green, grey and brown caterpillar looking absolutely fabulous]

silverhawk

the differences between crocodiles and alligators in case u were not aware

@dholes

Both are friends.

@rashkah

But how about gharial and caiman?

cry-olophosaurus

here comes the rest of the family

drawingwithdinosaurs

The gang’s all here

acoldghostlypresence

thegreenpea

The difference between a crocodile and an alligator is if you see it in a while or later

forever-memes

Its ok, Terry…

catchymemes

sharktopia-deactivated20251216

🔥 IMPORTANT!! Please take a minute to read and take action. The verbiage below and second photo are from @envoyfilm

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⚠️THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Emergency direct action campaign now live!⚠️

After the resounding failure of the shark cull perpetrated in the name of swimmer safety back in 2014, it seems Western Australia is on the brink of another horrific decision for our ocean health.

We have been informed that Fisheries WA is seriously considering a proposal from a recreational fishing group, to allow wide-ranging, unrestricted shark fishing in certain areas of WA, with the express purpose of reducing the shark population!

Whilst this will not be a cull directly perpetrated by Government like the 2014 cull was, the approval of this proposal would in effect be a government-sanction cull, carried out by the commercial fishing sector.

When a particular species is targeted, with an express aim to reduce its population, there is no other word for it, other than culling.

This is not ok!

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Via Instagram: Link in bio of @envoyfilm - also be sure to follow @sharkconservation_australia as well 💙💙💙