Venoms

... seize and consumer faster organisms? Cnidarians use nematocysts (barbed, harpoon-like projections) to capture prey. Most species also produce venoms that are injected via the nematocysts to disable prey. Nematocysts cause the prey to "stick" to the cnidarian. What adaptations of ...

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... or on the same line. But Belcher's Sea Snake is way more poisonous, but want bite a fly. Its poison is used to make the most powerful snake anti-venoms. Soldier1969

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... exipired page! Aargh here we go again! NickMonk is correct that we should not refer to these snakes as poisonous. A good rule of thumb is that venoms are injected and poinsons are ingested so anything which kills its prey by injected venom is venomous. It is difficult to pin down exactly which ...

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... interventions. Allergenic extracts used for the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases and allergen patch tests. Antitoxins, antivenins, and venoms Blood, blood components, plasma derived products (for example, albumin, immunoglobulins, clotting factors, fibrin sealants, proteinase inhibitors), ...

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Venoms are injected to cause their effect. Poisons are absorbed through epithelial cells. So, toxic bites and stings are venomous. Toxins that you absorb through the skin or consume are poisonous.

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