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Weaving together the past, present and future of Greek arachnofauna: Biodiversity, knowledge gaps and conservation

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 158-171, January 2026.
Greece hosts 1310 species of spiders, 226 of which are endemic. Out of the 202 assessed species in IUCN standards, 64.5% are assessed as threatened. Integrating 187 articles and other forms of literature, we present 18,000 unique occurrences across continental and island Greece. Spider conservation in Greece should focus on obtaining distributional and
Giannis Bolanakis   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nanostructured Protein Surfaces Inspired by Spider Silk

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, Volume 37, Issue 51, December 23, 2025.
Harnessing recombinant spider silk technology, bioengineered spidroin variants enable the creation of functionalized nanostructured coatings with tunable affinity for specific targets, supporting a broad range of applications ‐ from antifouling surfaces and targeted drug delivery to advanced cell therapies and precision bio‐patterning via lithography ...
Martin Humenik, Thomas Scheibel
wiley   +1 more source

Latrodectus hasselti Thorell, 1870 (Araneae: Theridiidae): A species new to Punjab, Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yesArthropods, 2020
This paper reports first sighting of medically important Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870) from Punjab, Pakistan. As this species has not previously reported from Punjab spider fauna of Pakistan, the brief illustration of this species is narrated ...
Naveed Akhtar   +2 more
doaj  

Venomics Approach Reveals a High Proportion of Lactrodectus-Like Toxins in the Venom of the Noble False Widow Spider Steatoda nobilis

open access: yesToxins, 2020
The noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis originates from the Macaronesian archipelago and has expanded its range globally. Outside of its natural range, it may have a negative impact on native wildlife, and in temperate regions it lives in ...
John P. Dunbar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Check-list of the Spiders of Arkansas [PDF]

open access: yes, 1985
Collections of spiders were made from 1966, to the present in the six physiographic regions of Arkansas.
Dorris, Peggy Rae
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Identification and Characterization of the Lipid Transport System in the Tarantula Grammostola rosea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Lipids due to its hydrophobic nature are transported in the hemolymph mainly by lipoproteic fractions. In the present work we studied the lipoproteic fractions present in the hemolymph of the spider Grammostola rosea.
Cunningham, Monica Liliana   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Ecosystem services provided by spiders

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2217-2236, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ueber die beziehungen zwischen rhagiokrinen und lipokrinen epithelien einiger arthropoden

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1962
Es wird an Hand von Studien ueber die Speicheldruesen einiger haematophager Insekten und die Giftdruese einer Spinne, sowie die Mandibeldruese einer Hymenoptere, das Wechselspiel zwischen rhagiokrinen und lipokrinen Epithelien betrachtet.
Rudolf Barth
doaj   +1 more source

Sobre la aparente extinción ‘atlántica’ de la araña viuda negra y primer registro de la especie para Navarra y La Rioja (Araneae: Theridiidae: Latrodectus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Se presentan los primeros registros de Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) para la Comunidad Foral de Navarra y la Comunidad Autónoma de La Rioja y se comentan algunas inconsistencias en los datos disponibles sobre su distribución en Europa ...
Baquero-Martin, E. (Enrique)   +2 more
core  

Condition‐Dependent Variation in Male Drumming Displays, Female Responses and Mating Success in the Jumping Spider Saitis barbipes

open access: yesEthology, Volume 131, Issue 12, Page 277-289, December 2025.
Nutritional condition shapes courtship and mating success in the jumping spider Saitis barbipes. ABSTRACT Male courtship signals are generally a product of strong selection on their capacity to attract mates and convey signaller quality to achieve mating success.
Miriam Scriba
wiley   +1 more source

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