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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.
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What does the male platypus have on its hind legs that the female doesn't?
Poison claws/spurs.
Does the female platypus have poison claws?
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.
Do the male platypus and a female platypus look different?
Male platypuses have a venomous spur on each of their hind legs, through which they can deliver a poison strong enough to kill a small dog, and to cause almost paralysing agony to an adult human. Female platypuses do not have venom, but they are born with spurs. These spurs fall off by the time the young female is about a year old.
What is a female platypus called?
There is no specific name for a female platypus, or even a male one.
How do you know if it is a female platypus or male platypus?
The male platypus has a venomous spur on his hind leg. He is also considerably larger than the female.
Can you cut off poison gland on a platypus?
No. The platypus's venom gland is located within the male platypus's thigh.
Are female's claws different from males?
are claws of a female different from the male
Does the male platypus come back after mating with the female platypus?
No. Once mating is over, the platypus has nothing more to do with the female.
What is the name for a male platypus?
Neither the male nor the female platypus has any specific name.
What is the feminine of a platypus?
There is no special term for either the female or the male platypus.
Where is the echidna's poison?
Although the male echidna has a spur, like the platypus, there is no evidence that it has any poison.
Can you take out the poison of a male platypus?
The only way the venom of a male platypus could be removed would be for the entire venom gland to be removed.
