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minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days 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-up0·28 days agoAnd is consequently non toxic to other mammals like cats
minus-squareBarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoDo cats not have sodium ion channels?
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoI don’t make the rules. I’m gonna guess where/how the peptides bind are different in non primates
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoWhy do cats get a pass? This is preposterous! I demand a redesign!
minus-squareEchinoderm@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoBut isn’t chocolate toxic to cats? You win some, you lose some.
minus-squareFlocklesscrow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·28 days agoNo losing, only winning. I demand a reredesign!
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
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
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: