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Tracking a medically important spider: climate change, ecological niche modeling, and the brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2011
Most spiders use venom to paralyze their prey and are commonly feared for their potential to cause injury to humans. In North America, one species in particular, Loxosceles reclusa (brown recluse spider, Sicariidae), causes the majority of necrotic ...
Erin E Saupe, Monica Papes, Paul A Selden, Richard S Vetter   +3 more
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Management of skin necrosis and wound dehiscence following brown recluse spider bite in the course of breast reconstruction: A case report

JPRAS Open
Background: Breast reconstruction following mastectomy is a critical component of breast cancer treatment, aimed at improving patient quality of life.
Sten Kajitani, Kameron Reyes, Samiha Sajida, Mila Pastrak, Dr. Hisham Seify   +4 more
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New Records of Loxosceles amazonica Gertsch, 1967 (Arachnida: Araneae: Sicariidae) from Tocantins, Brazil with Description of Female Genitalia Variation

EntomoBrasilis
The knowledge of arachnofauna from Tocantins, Brazil, is still incipient. The present communication expands the known geographical distribution of Loxosceles amazonica Gertsch, 1967 (Arachnida: Araneae: Sicariidae) in Brazilian Cerrado. The brown spider
Kassia Madaleno, Lidianne Salvatierra
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Spiders

EDIS, 2011
This document provides an overview of spider species, their biology, and their role in controlling insect populations. It highlights the diversity of spiders, their predatory habits, and their adaptations to various environments, including human ...
P.G. Koehler, A. Chaskopoulou
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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERICIDE AND MITICIDE COMPOUND FROM SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS LEAVES AGAINST THE POTATO ROT BACTERIA AND SPIDER MITE [PDF]

Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development, 2005
The MeOH extracts of 26 plant species belonging to 18 plantfamilies were examined against the two spotted spider miteTetranychus urticae and the two pathogenic, brown rot bacteriumRalstonia solanacearum and soft rot bacterium Erwiniacarotovora.
Ashraf A. Rahil, Mamdouh A. Mohamed, Ahmed M. Emam, Abdalla M. Moussa   +3 more
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The brown spider Loxosceles similis (Araneae: Sicariidae): complete mitochondrial genome sequence

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
The Brazilian brown spider Loxosceles similis (Moenkhaus, 1898) is, like others from the same genus, an arachnid that can cause serious accidents, which is called loxoscelism.
Yan Kalapothakis, Kelton Gonçalves Miranda, Adriana Heloísa Pereira, Susanne Facchin, Nazaré Lucio, Evanguedes Kalapothakis   +5 more
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Southern House Spider, Kukulcania (= Filistata) hibernalis Hentz (Arachnida: Arneae: Filistatidae)

EDIS, 2003
The southern house spider, Kukulcania (Filistata) hibernalis Hentz, is a conspicuous arachnid in Florida due to its relatively large size and distinctive flat, tangled web.
Glavis B. Edwards, K. McCanless
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A rare cause of severe periorbital edema and dermonecrotic ulcer of the eyelid in a child: brown recluse spider bite

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
Spider bites are a worldwide problem. Brown recluse spider bites can lead to severe local or systemic clinical effects, such as edema, necrotic ulcer, rashes, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, malaise, arthralgia, myalgia, hemolysis, leukocytosis ...
Mustafa Taşkesen, Sedat Akdeniz, Taşkin Taş, Uğur Keklikçi, Mehmet Ali Taş   +4 more
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Evaluation of fixative solutions for ultrastructural analysis of brown spider Loxosceles intermedia (araneae: sicariidae) tissues

Brazilian Journal of Biology
In view of the widely varying compositions of fixative solutions used for studying spiders, five different fixative formulas were tested for fixing male brown-spider (Loxosceles intermedia) gonad tissues.
C. L. S. Costa-Ayub, C. D. Faraco, C. A. Freire   +2 more
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On the taxonomy of the Neotropical spider genera Dossenus and Dyrines (Araneae: Lycosoidea: Trechaleidae) from Brazil

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2010
The male of Dossenus guapore Silva, Lise & Carico, 2007 is described and illustrated for the first time, based on material from Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
Estevam L. C. da Silva, Arno A. Lise
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