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jinx 1 year ago (edited) • 3 views •
fun fact about red pandas:

unlike what their names suggest, they are not part of the same family as pandas and they are not closely related at all

they share more common traits with skunks, raccoons and weasels
jinx 1 year ago • 2 views •
the Sydney funnel-web spider has the reputation of being the most venomous spider in the world
it's bite is considered medically significant and can be lethal to primates and insects

but funnily enough, mammals other than primates are relatively immune to their bites
us being vulnerable to this spider's venom is considered to be a mere genetic coincidence

Ever since they developed an anti-venom in 1980s, there has been no recorded human deaths by the Sydney funnel-web spider