Smithsonian Report, 1964. — Russell 



PLATE 2 



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1. As a danger to man the tarantula has been overrated, though some South American 



species are lethal. 



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2. The greater weever. Protective spines are reinforced in venomous fish by association 

 with cells that produce pain-producing toxins (c.f., fig. 1). The sting of the lesser weever 

 is familiar to East Coast fishermen. 



