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> [The spiders] are harmless to humans as their fangs are too small to break human skin I thought the whole "small fang" thing was a myth? Haven't we all heard

> [The spiders] are harmless to humans as their fangs are too small to break human skin I thought the whole "small fang" thing was a myth? Haven't we all heard of a local spider which is very poisonous but has fangs that are too small? Does anyone know if the "small fang" thing is true? And does the spider have venom if it is able to bite?

dragonwriter 5y ago
> Does anyone know if the "small fang" thing is true? And does the spider have venom if it is able to bite? Virtually all spiders are venomous, but many can't penetrate human skin and many have venom that isn't dangerous to humans at the dosage injected.
- rixed 5y ago
  Spiders are venomous to insects. Actually, that venom is basically saliva, if I remember correctly, designed to digest the prey not to kill it (like us, spiders digest in part outside of their body - we cook, they inject their saliva). > Of around 50,000 spider species known, only about 25 (1/20 of 1%) have venom capable of causing illness in humans From: https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-some-spiders-are https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology...
friedturkey 5y ago
I once walked down a street that had hundreds of them. Being bored and interested in spiders, I picked up a twig to provoke them a bit and see how they responded. Some of them would furiously try to bite the stick and I could feel their fangs scraping on it. So I can’t quite say whether they’re strong enough to break the skin, but they’re strong enough to send vibrations down a 2 foot long stick.
yongjik 5y ago
I think they're quite common in rural villages in Korea, but I never heard anyone poisoned by them. You are probably safe. (Now, murder hornets are a different story...)

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> [The spiders] are harmless to humans as their fangs are too small to break human skin I thought the whole "small fang" thing was a myth? Haven't we all heard

by Buttons840 5y ago

dragonwriter 5y ago
> Does anyone know if the "small fang" thing is true? And does the spider have venom if it is able to bite? Virtually all spiders are venomous, but many can't penetrate human skin and many have venom that isn't dangerous to humans at the dosage injected.
- rixed 5y ago
  Spiders are venomous to insects. Actually, that venom is basically saliva, if I remember correctly, designed to digest the prey not to kill it (like us, spiders digest in part outside of their body - we cook, they inject their saliva). > Of around 50,000 spider species known, only about 25 (1/20 of 1%) have venom capable of causing illness in humans From: https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-some-spiders-are https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology...
friedturkey 5y ago
I once walked down a street that had hundreds of them. Being bored and interested in spiders, I picked up a twig to provoke them a bit and see how they responded. Some of them would furiously try to bite the stick and I could feel their fangs scraping on it. So I can’t quite say whether they’re strong enough to break the skin, but they’re strong enough to send vibrations down a 2 foot long stick.
yongjik 5y ago
I think they're quite common in rural villages in Korea, but I never heard anyone poisoned by them. You are probably safe. (Now, murder hornets are a different story...)