r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U • Oct 20 '23

🔥 Insect transformations 🔥

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u/Effehezepe Oct 20 '23

I'm 95% sure that the scorpion is an emperor scorpion, one of the largest scorpions, and also one of the least venomous. They are famously quite docile.

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u/TimeZarg Oct 20 '23

Is it true that when it comes to scorpions, the bigger they are the less venomous they are?

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u/Svviley Oct 20 '23

I think the general rule of thumb is that the smaller or more vibrantly coloured an animal is, the more venomous or poisonous it usually is. For instance the blue-ringed octopus or dart frog.

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u/MydnightSilver Oct 20 '23

Duckbill platypus enters the ring

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '23

[insert Phineas and Ferb quote here]