Pygmy Slow Lorises – while cute, these creatures are the world’s only venomous primates. Their venom is strong enough to rot flesh and kill small mammals, and has even been fatal to humans. the Chinese hourglass spider (Cyclocosmia ricketti) has a striking disk on its truncated abdomen resembling an ancient coin or seal – this spider is mentioned in the Erya (first Chinese dictionary) as far back as 300 B.C. Bull elk in Rocky Mountain National Park
the Chinese hourglass spider (Cyclocosmia ricketti) has a striking disk on its truncated abdomen resembling an ancient coin or seal – this spider is mentioned in the Erya (first Chinese dictionary) as far back as 300 B.C.