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Temporal trend in the incidence rate and spatial distribution of spider bite accidents in Santa Catarina from 2011 to 2021

HSJ; 14 (), 2024
Objective: To analyze temporal trends in the incidence and spatial distribution of spider bites in Santa Catarina. Methods: This was a mixed ecological study, with a descriptive approach involving multiple groups and a temporal trend analysis, of spider bite notifications recorded in the Informati...

Insects and spiders on Acacia mangium (Fabaceae) saplings as bioindicators for the recovery of tropical degraded areas

Braz. j. biol; 84 (), 2024
Abstract Acacia mangium is a pioneer species with fast growth and frequently used in the recovery of degraded areas. The objectives were to evaluate insects and spiders, their ecological indices and interactions on A. mangium saplings in a tropical degraded area in recovering process. The experimental de...

Cupiennius spiders (Trechaleidae) from southern Mexico: DNA barcoding, venomics, and biological effect

Background: Members of the genus Cupiennius Simon, 1891 are categorized as wandering spiders and are part of the family Trechaleidae. The genomics and proteomics of Cupiennius spiders from North America remain uncharacterized. The present study explores for the first time molecular data from the endemic...

Manifestaciones cardiovasculares y síndrome compartimental asociado a mordedura por Phoneutria spp: Reporte de un caso

Medicina UPB; 41 (2), 2022
Se describen las características sobre el phoneutrismo a propósito de un caso. El phoneutrismo es el término con el que se conoce al accidente ocasionado por la mordedura de la araña phoneutria spp, la cual tiene una relevancia clínica dada por las características tóxicas de su veneno. Se presenta...

Biodiversity of orb-web spiders (family: araneidae) of buner valley, Pakistan

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
The present research was carried out to explore the spider fauna of Buner valley with taxonomic study from February 2018 to January 2019. For this purpose samples were collected, four times at each month from 4 tehsils: Daggar, Gagra, Mandan and Totalai. Two methods were used, hand picking and sweep net ...

Plant age, crop stage and surrounding habitats: their impact on sucking pests and predators complex in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. ) field plots in arid climate at district Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan

Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Sucking pests are major threat to cotton field crop which cause unbearable losses to the crop yield. Aim of the current study was to record seasonal dynamics of major sucking insect pests including whitefly, jassid, thrips and their natural arthropod predators i.e. green lacewings and spiders in cotton f...

Spiders in Brazil: from arachnidism to potential therapeutic use of their venom part 1 of 2

Rev. patol. trop; 51 (1), 2022
Spider envenomation, generically known as arachnidism, is described in many places around the world. In terms of medical importance, the following genera of animals stand out as the main origin of the morbid condition: Atrax (Sidney funnel web spider), Steatoda (false black widow), Latrodectus (black wid...

Spiders in Brazil: from arachnidism to potential therapeutic use of their venom part 2 of 2

Rev. patol. trop; 51 (1), 2022
Arachnidism, spider envenomation, is an important public health issue in different parts of the world. Its clinical evolution depends on the genus involved. Symptoms and signs range from skin alterations to systemic manifestations. The success of treatment, consisting of serotherapy and other measures, d...

Comparative venomic profiles of three spiders of the genus Phoneutria

Spider venoms induce different physio-pharmacological effects by binding with high affinity on molecular targets, therefore being of biotechnological interest. Some of these toxins, acting on different types of ion channels, have been identified in the venom of spiders of the genus Phoneutria, mainly fro...