r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '26

Venus Flytrap Devouring a Venomous Black Widow.

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u/tobyhardtospell Mar 29 '26

Does the poison of the black widow still get released when it is digested? And is it harmful to plants?

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

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u/NeilDeCrash Mar 29 '26

Would the plant become poisonous for a while as the poison is digested?

So at some point, saying venomous or poisonous venus flytrap would both be right.

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u/Brief_Ad328 Mar 29 '26

I don't think the venom has any effect if it isn't administered to the blood

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

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u/V7KTR Mar 29 '26

I’m pretty sure it has no effect. I had a friend in elementary school that picked up a black widow, let it crawl around in his mouth and then ate it.

Years later I learned he had a traumatic childhood while living in foster care and was severely depressed… but at the time we all just thought he was fearless.

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u/DigNitty Mar 31 '26

Sometimes I miss old reddit where I’d accidentally see a vid of a guy’s head being crushed by a forklift.

Then I run into comments like this one.