Envenomation and poisoning by terrestrial animals (both vertebrate and invertebrate) are a
significant economic problem and health risk for domestic animals in Australia. Australian …

Many insect pests have developed resistance to existing chemical insecticides and
consequently there is much interest in the development of new insecticidal compounds with …

Spider venoms have evolved over hundreds of millions of years with a primary role of
immobilizing prey. Sphingomyelinase D (SMase D) and homologs in the SicTox gene family …

We report on the first studies on the characterization of venom from Phoneutria boliviensis
(Aranae: Ctenidae)(FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1897), done with Colombian species. After the …

Despite strong efforts, knowledge about the composition of the venom of many spider
species remains very limited. This work is the first report of transcriptome and venom …

Theraphosid spiders (tarantulas) are venomous arthropods found in most tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. Tarantula venoms are a complex cocktail of toxins with …

A new monotypic genus of Theraphosidae is described from Colombia: Aguapanela Perafán
& Cifuentes gen. nov. with only the type species Aguapanela arvi Perafán, Cifuentes & …

Loxosceles intermedia venom comprises a complex mixture of proteins, glycoproteins and
low molecular mass peptides that act synergistically to immobilize envenomed prey …

Abstract Background Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) represent an important source of novel
biologically active compounds that target a variety of ion channels and cell receptors in both …

Spider venoms are cocktails of toxic proteins and peptides, whose composition varies at
many levels. Understanding patterns of variation in chemistry and bioactivity is fundamental …