Jhereg are not only scavengers. They *will* hunt if they have to. However, they tend to be, from the two lazy ones that we're acquainted with, a little reluctant to do so if they can get food by other means. Their poison affects the neurology of a target--one target who got a lot of juice in, I think, _Orca_ was standing around, dazed. If it was a muscle poison he would have been trembling, shaking, or downright seizuring, unless the poison contracts the muscles at which point the victim would be one tense bundle of organic matter. Regardless--this poison type is consistent with both a scavenger and a predator--in either case, it is not defensive in nature (though it can be used in such a fashion) but it is designed to render the target less defensive, possibly immobile their target. It is thus easier to kill and then devour. Or so my limited understanding of poisons in nature goes. Jon _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca