> From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > That used to worry me a lot. That one of my cats would eat > a recluse > > and die from it. But I was assured by someone that it's > poison is an > > injected poison not an injested poison. > > What does that mean? That it is not absorbed through the > stomach/intestines? That it is neutralized destroyed by the stomach > acid? That it is harmless in the bloodstream, only a problem in the > skin?
I'm not entirely sure but it did sound reassuring. ;-) I believe it means that the poison has to be injected through the fangs to be dangerous. Swallowing a spider (without it biting you) wouldn't activate the poison, somehow. Maybe one of our resident doctors can tell us if this is full of cr*p or not! - jmh _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
