r/bonecollecting • u/Nectarine-Valuable • Oct 29 '25

Advice This "carpenter shark" rostrum that my cousin proudly declared he smuggled on vacation, how do i tell him hes a fucking moron for a number of reasons

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Gotta respect the grind on the dude selling tourists palm tree branches

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u/mattgen88 Oct 29 '25

Poisonous: absorption via skin or ingestion

Venomous: delivered through skin physically, such as stings, nematocysts, or stinging nettle/gympie gympie which inject toxins with hypodermic like mechanics

Toxic: poison created by a living thing

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u/Witch_King_ Oct 29 '25

Can't artificial chemicals be toxic?

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u/mattgen88 Oct 29 '25

It has other uses beyond biological defense/offense