• daddy32@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    TIL, ‘venom’ and ‘poison’ are not the same thing.

    Poison is a toxin that gets into the body via swallowing, inhaling or absorption through the skin.
    Venom is a specialised type of poison that has evolved for a specific purpose. It is actively injected via a bite or sting.