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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish44•3 months agoThe venom is toxic to the spider’s prey by acting on potassium and calcium ion channels. It also acts on the sodium ion channels of primates by coincidence. Wiki: Robustoxin
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•3 months agoAnd is consequently non toxic to other mammals like cats
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkEnglish11•3 months agoWhy do cats get a pass? This is preposterous! I demand a redesign!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•3 months agoBut isn’t chocolate toxic to cats? You win some, you lose some.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months agoNo losing, only winning. I demand a reredesign!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•3 months agoI don’t make the rules. I’m gonna guess where/how the peptides bind are different in non primates
The venom is toxic to the spider’s prey by acting on potassium and calcium ion channels. It also acts on the sodium ion channels of primates by coincidence.
Wiki: Robustoxin
And is consequently non toxic to other mammals like cats
Why do cats get a pass? This is preposterous! I demand a redesign!
But isn’t chocolate toxic to cats? You win some, you lose some.
No losing, only winning. I demand a reredesign!
Here you go:
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Do cats not have sodium ion channels?
I don’t make the rules. I’m gonna guess where/how the peptides bind are different in non primates