Arachnophobia alert! There’s an eight-legged terror lurking in Spain’s warm coastal regions, and it’s got a reputation as ...
However, in the Mediterranean region there are only two spider species whose bites are considered a medical concern: the ...
The detected species of the Black Widow has not yet been domesticated in Europe, except in Cyprus, but other subspecies of these spiders live in Spain and also in the Mediterranean area. The female ...
Most exposures to black widow spider venom are accidental, but in a rare medical case, the exposure was intentional.
A heroin user deliberately injected herself with a ground-up black widow spider in an attempt to get high. The 37-year-old woman from California, went to hospital in pain and told doctors that she ...
This is because the black widow spider is found around the world, while the redback spider is found in Australia, Asia, ...
The thought of black widow spiders is enough to send chills down one’s spine ... that only two out of 14 antibodies cross-neutralized between the whole venom of European and Southern black widows, ...
The false widow spiders (Steatoda spp.) form a group of species that, because of their general resemblance to the much more notorious black widow spiders (Latrodectus spp.), can cause concern when ...
Probably the most famous of the deadliest spider lot, the black widow almost needs no introduction. Officially known as Latrodectus, its species can be found on every continent in the world.
The brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus) is a lesser-known relative of the infamous black widow. The first brown widow spider was discovered in Los Angeles in early 2000. A member of the ...