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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023 Key Clinical Message Clinicians should be aware of the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis following brown recluse spider bite.
Arihant Surana +6 more
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Ecography, Volume 2023, Issue 3, March 2023., 2023 The spitting spider Scytodes fusca is a species complex well known for its unusual hunting technique which involves spitting a venomous sticky silken substance over its prey. Previous studies supposed that S. fusca was native to Central and South America but had expanded to the tropics of almost every continent.
Yufa Luo, Shuqiang Li
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A new species of Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe (Araneae, Sicariidae), with updated distribution records and biogeographical comments for the species from Mexico, including a new record of Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A new species of the spider genus Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832, Loxosceles malintzi sp. n., is described from the states of Puebla, Morelos and Guerrero, in the central region of Mexico.
Alejandro Valdez-Mondragón +3 more
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Toxins, 2021 The spider family Sicariidae includes three genera, Hexophthalma, Sicarius and Loxosceles. The three genera share a common characteristic in their venoms: the presence of Sphingomyelinases D (SMase D).
Priscila Hess Lopes +4 more
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Spider Silk‐Inspired Artificial Fibers
Advanced Science, Volume 9, Issue 5, February 14, 2022., 2022 The authors summarize the study of the structure and properties of natural spider silk, and the biomimetic preparation of artificial fibers from different types of materials by taking some examples of artificial fibers exhibiting these interesting properties.
Jiatian Li +7 more
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The biology and evolution of spider venoms
Biological Reviews, Volume 97, Issue 1, Page 163-178, February 2022., 2022 ABSTRACT Spiders are diverse, predatory arthropods that have inhabited Earth for around 400 million years. They are well known for their complex venom systems that are used to overpower their prey. Spider venoms contain many proteins and peptides with highly specific and potent activities suitable for biomedical or agrochemical applications, but the ...
Tim Lüddecke +3 more
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Long time not seen: Expanding the records of Loxosceles amazonica (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Amazonas state, Brazil [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2017 Spiders of the genus Loxosceles, commonly known as brown recluse spiders, can cause serious accidents in humans. Their venom has a powerful proteolytic and hemolytic action.
Marlus Q. ALMEIDA +5 more
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ZooKeys, 2017 The genus Loxosceles Heinecken & Lowe, 1832 has 91 representatives in the New World. Despite medical relevancy, the taxonomy of the genus is poorly understood.
Caroline Sayuri Fukushima +2 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2017 Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832 spiders are infamous for their medical importance, but a taxonomic picture of the genus is still far from complete. In this study, the Chilean species of Loxosceles are described and mapped.
Antonio D. Brescovit +3 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018 Background Loxoscelism is a severe human envenomation caused by Loxosceles spider venom. To the best of our knowledge, no study has evaluated the presence of antibodies against Loxosceles venom in loxoscelism patients without treatment with antivenom ...
Tomás Arán-Sekul +8 more
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