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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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 Steven R. Offerman +2 more
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Black widow spider (Latrodectus renivulatus) envenomation in children in Saudi Arabia: a case series
Toxicology Communications, 2023 Black widow spider (Latrodectus renivulatus) envenomation is a toxicological emergency affecting Middle Eastern countries. Young children may experience greater morbidity due to their small size relative to the amount of venom delivered. We describe four
Musa S. Alfaifi +7 more
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A New Flaring Black Widow Candidate and Demographics of Black Widow Millisecond Pulsars in the Galactic Field [PDF]
, 2022 We present the discovery of a new optical/X-ray source likely associated with the Fermi $\gamma$-ray source 4FGL J1408.6-2917. Its high-amplitude periodic optical variability, large spectroscopic radial velocity semi-amplitude, evidence for optical emission lines and flaring, and X-ray properties together imply the source is probably a new black widow ...
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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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Identification and Seasonal Abundance of Web- and Air-Borne Sex Pheromone Components of Western Black Widow Spiders, Latrodectus hesperus [PDF]
J Chem EcolAndreas Fischer +6 more
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The Northern Widow Spider, Latrodectus Variolus (Araneae: Theridiiae), in Michigan [PDF]
, 2017 Until recently the species of widow spider occurring in Michigan was considered a variant of the black widow, Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius). Levi (1959) summarized and revised the worldwide genus Latrodectus, placing the southern areas of Illinois ...
Wilson, Louis F
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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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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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