A fundamental difference between venom and poison is how the toxins enter the body of the victim. Ronald's rule for telling the difference is straightforward: 'If you bite it and you die it's poison, ...
A venom is injected, for example by a snake’s fangs, meanwhile poison is ingested, which is the case for the tree frog which secretes its toxins to protect against predators. If you eat an ...
A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of ...