Science Memes

11148 readers

5013 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
No spam.
Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

[email protected]

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

180

Sydney Funnel Web (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The venom is toxic to the spider's prey by acting on potassium and calcium ion channels. It also acts on the sodium ion channels of primates by coincidence.

Wiki: Robustoxin

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And is consequently non toxic to other mammals like cats

[–] Anticorp 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why do cats get a pass? This is preposterous! I demand a redesign!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But isn't chocolate toxic to cats? You win some, you lose some.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No losing, only winning. I demand a reredesign!

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Here you go:

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do cats not have sodium ion channels?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I don't make the rules. I'm gonna guess where/how the peptides bind are different in non primates