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Correction:Yes. Purely aquatic phylae (like Coelenterata or Cnidaria) members that use toxins to hunt or for protection generally create toxins that are far more interesting than terrestrial toxins, and sea anemones are no exception.While rarely a problem for humans, there is still an effect. The anemone toxin(s) ATX, are a stew of various compounds. It works mostly by (permanently?) blocking the sodium channel in neuroconductivity (Anemonia sulcata), and other species attack the calcium channel as well as (sometimes) inciting hemolysis. Up to 4 separate toxins, neurotoxins and a cytolysin, have been identified so far, and we aren't done.
While again, most sea anemones do not deliver enough toxin to endanger humans(A. sulcata is an exception), the toxin itself is quite lethal in sufficient dosage.
To close, I would point out that the marine biologists, MacGinnitie and MacGinnitie point out that you can touch your tongue to the stinging tentacles of Anthopluera elegantissima and feel your tongue go numb. I've never tried this and suggest you don't either, for reasons as per above :}/
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What part of the poison dart frog holds the poison dart?
Poison dart frogs got that name not because the frogs have poison darts - they haven't - but because humans used the poison from the frogs to poison their darts.
When does a poison dart frog come out?
poison dark frogs are diurnal. which means that the hunt in the day, sleep at night. Us humans are diurnal.
Where do poison dart frogs shoot their venom from?
No poison dart frog shoots it venom. They ooze if from their skin. The type of venom depends on the species of frog.Poison dart frogs got that name not because the frogs have poison darts - they haven't - but because humans used the poison from the frogs to poison their darts.
Conclusion about the poison dart frog?
Poison dart frogs, as their name suggests, secrete a poison through their skin. The poison functions like an acid, seeping through skin and affecting neural activity. As a result of their powerful poison, the frogs have no animal predators (except for humans). Sadly, the poison dart frog is threatened by a fungus called chytrid fungus, which may be the only living thing that lives on poison dart frogs. The fungus blocks the frog's skin, suffocating it. Poison dart frogs are now extinct in the wild.
Does age affect the heart rate of humans hypothesis?
Yes
How do humans affect aggregating sea anemones?
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What is toxicity and how it does it affect humans?
It is the degree of which a substance can affect humans. A toxin or a poison.
How are clown fish protected from the stinging cells of the tentacles they swim around?
The clown fish are coated in mucous which makes them immune to the anemones poison as well as secreting a chemical which neutralizes the anemones poison.
Does rat poison affect humans?
Yes it can kill you if you consume too much of it.
How do sea anemones affect other sea creatures?
Anemones provide food and shelter for clownfish. Clownfish appear to be the only fish that can resist the anemone's stinging poison. When an unsuspecting bigger fish tries to eat the clownfish the clownfish ducks into the anemone and the big fish gets shocked to death by the poison. Then the anemone eats the fish and the clownfish gets the scraps which is fine by it.
Characteristics of sea anemones?
They Have Poison That Does Not Does Not Work On Clownfish, Similarity To Plants,Aquatic.
Do sea anemones eat humans?
Yes, they can kill you, but it is very rare and it depends where they hurt you and how your body reacts to their venom.
Can salamanders kill humans with poison?
no they can but humans can get sick with the poison
Why are sea anemones brightly colored?
They are brightly coloured to defer predators and warn them of it's poison.
What is strychnine?
Was used in rat poison in the old days and highly toxic-comes from sea anemones.
Do sea anemones have predators?
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What are sea anemones predators?
Believe it or not, we, humans, are the major predators of sea anemones. We export them from the US and gain from 24 to 50 million dollars a year!!
