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 …

The public perception of spiders and scorpions is skewed towards the potential harm they
can inflict in humans, despite recent scientific evidence that arachnid venom components …

Loxosceles rufescens is a circum-Mediterranean spider species, potentially harmful to
humans. Its native area covers the Mediterranean Basin and Near East. Easily spread with …

The Loxosceles genus represents one of the main arachnid genera of medical importance in
Brazil. Despite the gravity of Loxosceles-related accidents, just a handful of species are …

We conducted an integrative taxonomic study of a radiation of Loxosceles spiders endemic
to the Canary Islands combining molecular (mtDNA and nDNA) and morphological data …

Spider venom neurotoxins and cytolytic peptides are expressed as elongated precursor
peptides, which are post-translationally processed by proteases to yield the active mature …

Abstract Loxosceles spp.(Araneae, Sicariidae), known as brown spiders, are distributed in
temperate and tropical regions worldwide. Accidents caused by these spiders are known as …

Accidents involving spiders from the genus Loxosceles cause medical emergencies in
several countries of South America. The species Loxosceles laeta is ubiquitously present in …

Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820), the Mediterranean recluse spider, is a cosmopolitan
species with toxic venom which can occasionally cause dermatological injuries in humans …

Spider poisoning is rare in Europe, with very few reported cases in the literature. Recluse
spider (genus Loxosceles) bites may lead to cutaneous and systemic manifestations known …