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JBinQLD

JBinQLD

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Inspired by previous thread, can anyone shed any light on a theory I recall from years ago that all 5 segmented fruits are poisonous with the exception of the banana?

Another urban myth or genuine? I done a quick google but was almost bored to death trying to read the first few results.... Fruit and I just don't need one another.

Also, as a pom turning aussie, are there really no poisonous moths or butterflies? I thought Aus had a poisonous version of everything?

JB
 
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ok, fair call mate, I meant venomous! :)

JB
 
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Ok, well my understanding is that there are indeed no venomous moths or butterflies
 
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You're just begging my subconscious to ask the question now, "Are there any poisonous butterflies or moths Uncle Strongm?"

JB
 
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I recall from entemology classes that there are some poisonous lepidoptera, both in larval and adult stages, but not how many you would need to ingest before becoming ill. Another good reason to swear off the salads...

soi la, soi carré
 
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Useless venomous fact...

The daddy long legs is one of (if not the) most venomous spiders in the world!

However, it's fangs are too short to pierce the human skin, so we are safe!

Take Care

Matt
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The daddy long legs is one of (if not the) most venomous spiders in the world!
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You'd better check out MythBusters on that one. ;-)


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>The daddy long legs is one of (if not the) most venomous spiders in the world!

In the UK, the creature referred to as a daddy longlegs is not a spider, it is a fly. And it isn't venomous.
 
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checked snopes

embarassed now [blush]

very...

[hangs head]

Take Care

Matt
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Well I don't know about their venomosity, but they eat Redbacks for breakfast lunch and dinner. Rumour is that they are very venomous, but that may just be exactly that, a rumour.

Redbacks being of the extremely venomous variety.

Many daddy long legs spiders have been about our house, and I am not that bothered by them.

Redbacks on the other hand get squished v v quickly.

I have in fact rescued three snakes since coming to QLD, and one Kookaburra. The Kookaburra was not poisonous or venomous per-say, however it was extremly accurate with its beak. It was quite a young one, and I think its mother had been teaching it to wash in our swimming pool. It couldnt fly out and got caught in the scoop. I opene the lid to find this Kookie staring at me. I lifted it out, and took it up on to the verandah and dried out as best I could. Its mother came and sat on a tree close by, and wee left it out on the verandah that night. In the morning at first light, it flew off with its mother.


I checked the charts for the snakes before venturing near them, I believed them to be non venomous, and therefore was willing to extract them from the pool.
I am really unsure as to whether I would do the same for an Eastern Brown or a Taipan. I would like to think that I would, however, I am not totally stupid. I am certainly not going to shoot it. Mainly becasue I don't have a gun.

Cane toads on the other hand are for practicing your golf swing with.

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Cheers
Scott
 
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Ascotta said:
Cane toads on the other hand are for practicing your golf swing with.
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Ah, so they're named after their resemblance to a golf club. Now that's what I call Intelligent Design...
Still, makes a change from licking 'em.

soi la, soi carré
 
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Are cane toads five segmented or a kind of moth?

;)

JB
 
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Monarch butterflies are poisonous from eating milkweed. That's how they protect themselves from birds.
 
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JBinQLD said:
Inspired by previous thread, can anyone shed any light on a theory I recall from years ago that all 5 segmented fruits are poisonous with the exception of the banana?
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Nobody has responded to this one. I've never heard of the theory that 5 segmented fruits are poisonous. I'm curious to the answer. Any responses to the original question anyone?


 
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According to the Wikipedia article, the seeds of an apple are mildly poisonous...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple[/URL]]The seeds are mildly poisonous, containing a small amount of amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside; usually not enough to be dangerous to humans, but it can deter birds.
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That seems to weigh in favor of the "5 segmented fruits are poisonous" theory.
 
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Found this on a web page titled "How to Survive in the Wilderness Without Food"...
If you are not sure which plants are safe, avoid anything that smells like peach pits or almonds. Don't eat anything with a sharp, bitter or burning taste. Avoid any plant with red coloration or milky, rubbery sap. Also don't eat five-segmented fruit or old/dried out plants. If you see a plant you think is ok, try rubbing it on your wrist. After 20 minutes or so, and no allergic reaction shows, try rubbing it on your lips. Then try the corner of your mouth tip of your tongue, and under your tongue. Be sure to wait for allergic reaction in between each. If there is no reaction you are probably ok. Start by chewing a small amount.
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No justification for the comment, but repeating the original "theory".

 
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