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Gayana, 2009 The number and identity of the species of black widow spiders of the genus Latrodectus that inhabit Chile remain unclear. Here we present results of taxonomic work based on morphologic and molecular characters of a large series of specimens collected ...
Milenko A Aguilera +2 more
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26th European Congress of Arachnology in Midreshet Ben-Gurion [PDF]
, 2013 Early in September, 130 arachnologists and 11 accompanying persons from 27 countries from all over the world headed to Israel to attend the 26th European Congress of Arachnology hosted by the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert ...
Schaider, Miriam
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Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 11, Page 2999-3020, November 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Phenotypic plasticity is a strategy by which animals alter behaviour, morphology and/or physiology in response to cues of current conditions to cope with environmental heterogeneity.
Lauren Petrullo +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.We investigated how gut microbiota and endosymbionts influence the success of native and invasive spiders in Hawaiian and mainland environments. Gut microbial composition was shaped more by local environmental conditions than invasion status, whereas invasive species generally harbored fewer endosymbionts, with abundance varying by site. These findings
Madison J. Pfau +5 more
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Molecular architecture of black widow spider neurotoxins
Nature Communications, 2021 The venom of Latrodectus spiders contains seven Latrotoxins (LaTXs), among them α-latrocrustatoxin (LCT) and δ- latroinsectotoxins δ-LIT. LaTXs bind to specific receptors on the surface of neuronal cells and target the molecular exocytosis machinery ...
Minghao Chen +5 more
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Structure–function–property–design interplay in biopolymers: Spider silk [PDF]
, 2018 Spider silks have been a focus of research for almost two decades due to their outstanding mechanical and biophysical properties. Recent advances in genetic engineering have led to the synthesis of recombinant spider silks, thus helping to unravel a ...
Buehler, Markus J +4 more
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Untangling the Tangle-Web: Web Construction Behavior of the Comb-Footed Spider Steatoda triangulosa and Comments on Phylogenetic Implications (Araneae: Theridiidae) [PDF]
, 2018 Theridiidae typically construct a three-dimensional web often described as "irregular.” The web consists of a supporting structure and lines under tension termed gumfooted lines.
Benjamin, Suresh, Zschokke, Samuel
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Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 334-338, September 2025.This study reports four rare events of spiders preying on vertebrates in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Southwest China. The predators included a giant golden orb‐weaver, huntsman spiders, and a wandering spider, while the prey consisted of a small bird, a blind snake, a gecko, and a tiny shrew.
Wanlu Liu +6 more
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The first report of the widow spider Latrodectus elegant (Araneae: Theridiidae) from India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012 The widow spider genus Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805, in India is represented by three species L. erythromelas Schmidt & Klaas, 1991, L. geometricus C.L. Koch, 1841 and L. hasselti Thorell, 1870.
A. Kananbala +4 more
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Picaduras y mordeduras de animales [PDF]
, 2003 Under the heading of this subject we deal with stings by arthropods, making reference to the differences that exist between the stings of wasps and bees, commenting on the composition of the poisons and the different local and general reactions that ...
Blasco, R. (R.) +3 more
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