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List of poisonous animals

List of poisonous animals

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The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.[1][2] They are often distinguished from venomous animals, which actively inject their toxins (called venom) into their victims through a venom apparatus such as fangs or a stinger.[1][2] The only difference between poisonous animals and venomous animals is how they deliver the toxins.[3][2] This list deals exclusively with poisonous animals.

This article is about animals poisonous on contact or when ingested. For animals that inject venom, see list of venomous animals.
The hooded pitohui. The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact.

Poisonous animals

This list is a partial list of animals that are poisonous to humans and other animals in that their flesh is toxic if consumed, or in some cases if they are touched:

Mammals

  • Slow loris (usually thought of as venomous, but they also lick their fur, making it toxic)[4]

Birds

Snakes

Frogs and toads

Salamanders

Most birds dislike the taste of monarch butterflies; they contain toxins from poisonous milkweed, ingested as caterpillars.

Fish

Cephalopods

Insects

Crustaceans

Cnidarians

Echinoderms

Annelids

Nemerteans

  • Antarctonemertes valida is one of several nemerteans which make use of defensive toxic secretions[13]

Flatworms

Sponges

Placozoans

  • Trichoplax use large specialized cells to release antipredatory toxins[15]

See also

References

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