(August 28, 2016 at 3:10 pm)Yoo Wrote: What does a poisonous predator have to gain from very weakly poisoning a prey, like the earliest spiders probably did? Is that really a strong enough pressure for the first incidental venomous spider to have a real advantage?
Hunting prey is only one side of the coin. Defending yourself against a larger predator is another. Survival pressure would thus favour higher toxicity of venom.
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