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minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·1 year agoThe 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
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoAnd is consequently non toxic to other mammals like cats
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoWhy do cats get a pass? This is preposterous! I demand a redesign!
minus-squareEchinoderm@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoBut isn’t chocolate toxic to cats? You win some, you lose some.
minus-squarePrehensile_cloaca @lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoNo losing, only winning. I demand a reredesign!
minus-squareBarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoDo cats not have sodium ion channels?
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI don’t make the rules. I’m gonna guess where/how the peptides bind are different in non primates
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
And is consequently non toxic to other mammals like cats
Why do cats get a pass? This is preposterous! I demand a redesign!
But isn’t chocolate toxic to cats? You win some, you lose some.
No losing, only winning. I demand a reredesign!
Here you go:
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Do cats not have sodium ion channels?
I don’t make the rules. I’m gonna guess where/how the peptides bind are different in non primates