The brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa, Sicariidae, formerly placed in a family "Loxoscelidae") is a recluse spider with necrotic venom. Similar to those...
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The recluse spiders (Loxosceles (/lɒkˈsɒsɪliːz/), also known as brown spiders, fiddle-backs, violin spiders, and reapers, is a genus of spiders that was...
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Chilean recluse spider, Loxosceles laeta, is a highly venomous spider of the family Sicariidae. In Spanish, it (and other South American recluse spiders) is...
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The Mediterranean recluse spider (Loxosceles rufescens) is a species of spider that originated in the Mediterranean region as its name implies, but can...
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sweating, muscle cramps and vomiting among others. Bites from the recluse spiders cause the condition loxoscelism, in which local necrosis of the surrounding...
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hahni and Sicarius ornatus. Recluse spiders (Loxosceles spp.), such as the brown recluse spider, also known as "violin spiders", "fiddlers", or "fiddlebacks"...
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Loxoscelism (redirect from Brown recluse spider bite)
(/lɒkˈsɒsɪlɪzəm/) is a condition occasionally produced by the bite of the recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles). The area becomes dusky and a shallow open sore...
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Violin spider can refer to: Recluse spider, also known as violin spiders Drymusa, false violin spiders This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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genus of recluse spiders that is potentially medically significant to humans. It is one of three genera in its family, all venomous spiders known for...
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Scytodes globula (category Spiders of South America)
the extremely common and dangerous Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta). The adult Chilean tiger spider's size varies from 30 up to 70 mm. Its body...
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Chelicerae (redirect from Fang (spider))
Pseudoscorpiones, Solifugae, Ricinulei, and Araneae (e.g., brown recluse, cellar spider, and crevice weaving spider). Three-segmented chelicerae of an Atlantic horseshoe...
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White-tailed spider and the wolf spider were considered as candidates for possibly causing suspected spider bite necrosis in Australia. In Brazil the recluse spider...
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Loxosceles deserta (redirect from Desert recluse spider)
known as the desert recluse, is a recluse spider of the family Sicariidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The desert recluse is commonly misidentified...
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brown recluse spider, due to their shared coloring. However, brown recluse venom is significantly dangerous to humans, while that of the huntsman spider is...
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infections are much more common than spider bites. Physicians have reported brown recluse spider bites where no brown recluse exist. Ed: in 100 pictures retrieved...
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include the brown recluse spider and the six-eyed sand spider. Loxosceles, commonly known as "recluse spiders" or "violin spiders", are distributed nearly...
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Most of those with medically serious bites, such as recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles) and widow spiders (genus Latrodectus), would rather flee and bite only...
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brown recluse because the two have similar coloration and body structure. However, compared to the brown recluse, male southern house spiders are typically...
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Opiliones (redirect from Harvest spider)
threat by the recluse spider. Behaviour 152, 757–773. Eisner, T., Eisner, M., Siegler, M., 2005. Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions...
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List of venomous animals (section Spiders)
) All recluse spiders (Loxosceles spp.), including the brown recluse (L. reclusa) and Chilean recluse (L. laeta) Macrothele spp. Mouse spiders (Missulena...
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a. gas gangrene). Some spider bites may lead to necrosis. In the United States, only spider bites from the brown recluse spider (genus Loxosceles) reliably...
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Rust (2024 film) (section Spider bite incident)
operator and pipe rigger Jason Miller was bitten in the arm by a brown recluse spider while closing the set. Miller suffered necrosis and sepsis. He was hospitalized...
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mouse spiders (Missulena), wandering spiders (Phoneutria) and recluse spiders (Loxosceles). Venom is produced by holocrine glands in the spider's chelicerae...
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Loxosceles gaucho (redirect from Gaucho spider)
Loxosceles gaucho commonly known in English as the gaucho spider. is a highly venomous recluse spider endemic to South America. Adult females grow up to 7–12 mm...
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Pholcidae (redirect from Daddy long-legs spider)
speak of. Indeed, pholcid spiders do have a short fang structure (called uncate due to its "hooked" shape). Brown recluse spiders also have uncate fang structure...
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inflammation of the lungs and cutaneous lesions, common following brown recluse spider bites. Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase de Giuseppe PO, Ullah A, Silva...
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and some venom, e.g. from the puff adder (Bitis arietans) or brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) are toxic to cells. Treating cells with the cytotoxic...
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wheelchair and his left leg amputated. Howard tells Wallace that a brown recluse spider bit his leg, and the amputation was necessary to save his life. Howard...
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Loxosceles intermedia (category Spiders of South America)
Loxosceles intermedia, the Brazilian brown recluse spider, is a highly venomous spider species in the family Sicariidae native to Brazil and Argentina...
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described over 1,000 species of spiders, scorpions, and other arachnids, including the Brown recluse spider and the Tooth cave spider. Gertsch was born in Montpelier...
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