No. The female platypus is not dangerous in any way.
The male platypus has a venomous spur, but young females lose their spur by the time they are twelve months old, and it is never venomous.
No - and neither does the male.
The male platypus has a venomous spur, not claw, on each of its hind legs. Young females also have the spur, but it is not venomous and they lose it by about the age of ten months.
No. Female platypuses do not have venomous spurs. They start out with spurs, but these are not connected toA. Venom gland like the male's spurs are, and they fall off by the time the female is twelve months old.
Poison claws/spurs.
The duck-billed platypus.
The male platypus has a venomous spur, not "poisonous claw", on each of its hind legs. Young females also have the spur, but it is not venomous and they lose it by about the age of ten months.
The platypus has sharp claws on its feet. The feet have a retracting webbed membrane which can expose the claws, enabling the platypus to effectively dig burrows
It has 10 claws, if you count the super claw
The platypus uses its tail in a variety of ways. The tail of a platypus helps the animal to swim and acts as a rudder when it dives. A platypus also stores most of its body fat in its tail to help it survive when food is limited, and to prepare for when the female must incubate her eggs and care for the young when they hatch. During the breeding season, the female digs herself a chamber within her deep burrow, and this chamber is lined with leaves and other nesting material. The female with carry this nesting material rolled underneath her tail as she climbs up and down steep riverbanks.
Platypuses are unusual in that they are semi-aquatic mammals with strong claws. Platypuses have claws for digging. These claws have retractable membranes between them. The membranes help when they are swimming, and they are retracted when the platypus is digging its burrow for shelter.
There is no particular name for a female platypus.
The platypus has webbed feet, but the webbing is retractable. This exposes the claws so that the platypus can dig burrows.
No. The platypus's venom gland is located within the male platypus's thigh.
The platypus's venom gland is in its upper thigh. In the male platypus, this gland is attached to a hollow spur behind its rear ankle through which it can deliver the venom. Female platypuses do not have venom glands.
Yes. Platypuses' webbed feet have sharp claws. The claws are to enable the platypus to dig its burrows. When digging, the platypus's webbing retracts to expose its sharp claws, and to protect the webbing membrane.