Although powerful enough to paralyze smaller animals, the venom is not lethal to humans.
Phew, we are safe!
Still, it produces excruciating pain that may be intense enough to incapacitate a victim. Swelling rapidly develops around the entry wound and gradually spreads outward.
Ok, doesn’t sound fun, it could be worse…
Information obtained from case studies shows that the pain develops into a long-lasting hyperalgesia that can persist for months but usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks. A clinical report from 1992 showed that the severe pain was persistent and did not respond to morphine.
Well, fuck.
In 1991 Keith Payne, […]was struck on the hand by a platypus spur while trying to rescue the stranded animal. He described the pain as worse than being struck by shrapnel. A month later he was still experiencing pain in that hand. In 2006, Payne reported discomfort and stiffness when carrying out some physical activities such as using a hammer.
9 Comments
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de · 28 pts · 1y
did you know that they also produce venom? aww indeed ☺️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus_venom
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 17 pts · 1y
At this point I think there are only two types of Australians .... survivors and the dead
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
You could say there only two type of humans too, dead and surviving.
Oisteink@feddit.nl · 11 pts · 1y
I believe most things in Australia does. Except those that are poisonous and look delicious .
Edit: apparently only the males have this venom. Or at least the females lack the spur
Keineanung@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
To die for indeed.
elvith@feddit.org · 15 pts · 1y
Phew, we are safe!
Ok, doesn’t sound fun, it could be worse…
Well, fuck.
15 years?!
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y
A couple of platypuses?
Puts on hats
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A couple of Perry the platypuses!
hydrospanner@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
It wasn't until I saw this pic that I realized that a platypus and a tardigrade look alike.
glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
greatest egg laying mammal moment: Platypus after hatching 🥚 (🐣 no, not this bird, why is there no Platypus hatching emoji 💢)