Venomous spiders of Albania –does an increase of temperature influence the toxicity of spider venom?
Toxicon: X, 2022 Black widow spiders (Latrodectus sp.) are distributed worldwide, and in Albania the L. tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790 has been the dominant spider. Other medically important spiders in Albania include the brown recluse with symptoms known as loxoscelism ...
Vrenozi, Blerina
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Origin, structure and functional transition of sex pheromone components in a false widow spider
Communications Biology, 2022 New chemical components to female spider pheromones are identified in the false black widow spider, Steatoda grossa.
Andreas Fischer +9 more
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The treatment of black widow spider envenomation with antivenin latrodectus mactans: a case series. [PDF]
Perm J, 2011 Offerman SR, Daubert GP, Clark RF.
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Southern black widow Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae)
EDIS, 2013 The Southern black widow spider, Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius), is a venomous spider found throughout the southeastern United States. Widow spiders received their name from the belief that they would kill and consume their mate following copulation ...
Amanda Eiden, Phillip E. Kaufman
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Know your foe: synanthropic spiders are deterred by semiochemicals of European fire ants
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Many ants prey on spiders, suggesting that web-building spiders may avoid micro-locations near ant colonies or frequented by foraging ants. Here we tested the hypothesis that ant-derived semiochemicals deter synanthropic spiders.
Andreas Fischer +3 more
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A case: Acute myocardial infarction in a child due to spider bite
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2014 This report presents a case of a ten-years-old girl, who suffered myocardial ischemia following by "black widow" spider bite. A few minutes after the bite, her parents saw a small, black and shiny lesion in insect bite. The clinical signs began
Edmond Laho, Edmond Puca
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Predicting the distribution of poorly-documented species, Northern black widow (Latrodectus variolus) and Black purse-web spider (Sphodros niger), using museum specimens and citizen science data. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Predicting species distributions requires substantial numbers of georeferenced occurrences and access to remotely sensed climate and land cover data.
Yifu Wang +4 more
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Prey or protection? Access to food alters individual responses to competition in black widow spiders. [PDF]
Behav EcolRatz T, Montiglio PO.
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Spider Web DNA: A New Spin on Noninvasive Genetics of Predator and Prey. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Noninvasive genetic sampling enables biomonitoring without the need to directly observe or disturb target organisms. This paper describes a novel and promising source of noninvasive spider and insect DNA from spider webs.
Charles C Y Xu +3 more
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Black widow spider bite in Johannesburg
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 Black widow spider bites are uncommon in South Africa, but it is important for clinicians to be aware of the clinical presentation in order to initiate appropriate treatment. This case highlights the presentation and management of a middle-aged gentleman
Teressa S. Thomas +2 more
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