Ovarian Transcriptomic Analyses in the Urban Human Health Pest, the Western Black Widow Spider. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2020 Due to their abundance and ability to invade diverse environments, many arthropods have become pests of economic and health concern, especially in urban areas. Transcriptomic analyses of arthropod ovaries have provided insight into life history variation
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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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Mediterranean black widow spider (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) poisoning in a metropolitan city in Turkey [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, 2021 Introduction: Black widow spider bites cause severe poisoning (latrodectism) with symptoms such as muscle spasm, rigidity, pain, vomiting, hypertension, and tachycardia. Although Latrodectus mactans (L.
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Urban heat island conditions experienced by the Western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus): Extreme heat slows development but results in behavioral accommodations. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2019 While shifts in organismal biology stemming from climate change are receiving increased attention, we know relatively little about how organisms respond to other forms of anthropogenic disturbance. The urban heat island (UHI) effect describes the capture
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Urban hubs of connectivity: contrasting patterns of gene flow within and among cities in the western black widow spider. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2018 As urbanization drastically alters the natural landscape and generates novel habitats within cities, the potential for changes to gene flow for urban-dwelling species increases.
Miles LS, Dyer RJ, Verrelli BC.
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First report of brown widow spider sightings in Peninsular Malaysia and notes on its global distribution [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2015 Background:The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus Koch, 1841) has colonised many parts of the world from its continent of origin, Africa. By at least 1841, the species had successfully established populations in South America and has more ...
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Neurotoxic manifestations of black widow spider envenomation in paediatric patients
Neurología (English Edition), 2016 Introduction: Envenomation by black widow spiders manifests clinically with signs of neurotoxicity in paediatric patients. Objective: Identify typical neurological signs and symptoms in paediatric patients of different ages, and describe treatment and ...
N. Sotelo-Cruz, N. Gómez-Rivera
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Clinical characteristics of patients with black widow spider bites: A report of 59 patients and single-center experience. [PDF]
World J Emerg Med, 2021 Zhou HJ, Xu K, Zheng PY, Gu W.
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The Astrophysical JournalWe present a timing solution for the 5.31 ms spider millisecond pulsar (MSP) J1242−4712, discovered with the GMRT. PSR J1242−4712 orbits a companion of minimum mass 0.08 M _⊙ with an orbital period of 7.7 hr and occupies a relatively unexplored region in
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Case Report: Black Widow Spider Bites in a Pregnant Woman [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2020 Introduction: The black widow spider is known in the Mediterranean region as L.tredecimguttatus species that in Khorasan is known with its local name as “Dalmak”. The venom of this spider contains excitatory neurotoxins called alpha-latroteins.
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