Talk:A Much Needed Talk/@comment-24573226-20170202213702/@comment-25936766-20170203015009

1-Venom is Poison. And like the article says, some poisonous animals create their Poison. "Venomous animals specifically make Venom" is just being more specific. "They make Poison" works just as well, because that's what Venom is.

2-After reading the article, I still see no real difference beyond delivery method.

If anything, the article explained to me why that difference in delivery exists. The poison "venomous" creatures inject is generally a larger compound that must break through the skin because for X reason or 2 it can't be absorbed.

"Poisonous" creatures instead tend to use smaller chemicals that can be absorbed, so breaking through the skin is not necesary.

But in the end, it's still Poison regardless. Be it a small or a large compound, it's Poison nevertheless. It doesn't even affect their "perfomance".

After checking on Oxford Dictionary, saying Tyrian is poisonous would actually not be incorrect:

Poisonous:

1 (of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body: "poisonous chemicals"

1.1 (of an animal) producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey; venomous: "a poisonous snake"