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| | CPCS: Spider Bites |
 | | Various medications are used to treat the muscle cramps, spasms and pain of a bite. | | | Fortunately, most spiders are not dangerous to humans because their fangs are either too short or too fragile to penetrate human skin. | | | Severe muscle pain and cramps may develop in the first two hours. |
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http://www.calpoison.org/public/spiders.html
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| | Spiders In and Around the House, HYG-2060-04 |
| | These spiders have poor vision and locate their prey by feeling the vibration and tension of the threads in their web. | | | These spiders are commonly encountered when they venture from their retreat to search for prey. | | | An effective technique for capturing hunting spiders is to place a cup over the spider and then slide a piece of paper underneath to entrap it. |
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http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2060.html
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| | Commonly Encountered Pennsylvania Spiders - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet |
| | The fangs of these tiny creatures cannot penetrate the human epidermis unless the spider is held in place and allowed to bite the very thin skin between the fingers or toes. | | | Most spiders are too small to be of concern to humans. | | | Yellow sac spiders are "active hunters," searching for prey rather than capturing it within a web. |
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http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/Spider/spiders.htm
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| | Spider Management Guidelines--UC IPM |
| | Vacuuming spiders can be an effective control technique because their soft bodies usually do not survive this process. | | | However, the mark is not always distinct, so it should not be used as an identifying character. | | | A person bitten by a recluse spider may not be aware of having been bitten at the time of the bite. |
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http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7442.html
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| | Brown Widow Spiders article at University of Florida Extension, Sarasota County |
| | Bites usually occur when a spider becomes accidentally pressed against the skin of a person when putting on clothes or sticking their hands in recessed areas or dark corners. | | | Their shiny black body with a prominent red hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen is an image that readily comes to mind. | | | If a spider problem still exists after sanitation work, insecticides may have to be used. |
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http://sarasota.extension.ufl.edu/IPM/BrownWidow.htm
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| | Spiders |
| | However, they are undesirable to most homeowners when indoors, and the unsightly webbing spiders use to catch insect prey usually outweighs this beneficial behavior. | | | Call today at (214) 349-2847 and learn more about our | | | Convulsions and death may occur in some victims, especially if the person is sensitive to the venom and no treatment is received. |
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http://www.dfwpest.com/spider.htm
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| | Spider Identification and Management from Montana State University Extension Service |
| | While the prey is immobilized, the spider sucks out the liquefied, digested tissues, leaving only an empty shell. | | | This MontGuide provides a pictorial guide for determining some important common species and families using conspicuous characteristics. | | | This fear often is caused by a lack of information about or experience with spiders. |
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| | EB1548: Spiders |
| | These are nonaggressive spiders that pose no threat to humans. | | | However, a person bitten by one of these spiders should seek immediate medical treatment. | | | The hazard of these spiders is a physiological fear because of their large size, and the risk of developing a hypersensitive or allergic response to their body hairs. |
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http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1548/eb1548.html
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| | Spiders |
| | They wait at the back of the funnel for prey to become entangled in the web and then run out and finish of their prey. | | | Examples of the most common spiders and other arthropods are presented here. | | | Crab spiders are characterized by their longer front legs that they use for capturing prey. |
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http://www.uidaho.edu/so-id/entomology/Spiders.htm
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| | Black widow spider |
| | The physician will treat for pain and cramping with intravenous calcium and muscle relaxants. | | | Over-the-counter pain relievers may be used to relieve minor symptoms. | | | Severe cramping of abdominal and thoracic musculature can lead to respiratory distress, which may be fatal. |
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http://www.uark.edu/depts/entomolo/museum/widow.html
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| | Widow spiders - definition of Widow spiders in Encyclopedia |
| | Female spiders also have an epigynum (genital opening) on the underside of the abdomen, with the males possessing pedipalps attached to each side of the spider’s mouth; both have openings to the breathing organ called a book lung (Discovery Books, 2000). | | | Many of the other widow spiders have red patterns on a black or dark background, a clear warning that they are not to be trifled with. | | | The scientific term for the widow spider is a member of the spider genus Latrodectus. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Widow_spiders
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| | Spider elimination and basic biology, Spiders, Bugs |
| | When someone brings a spider to us for identification, it is usually large (which makes one believe it might be a Tarantula) or is marked with brilliant colors (which many believe might be a black widow), but most spiders that we are asked to identify are harmless. | | | For the most part, spiders are harmless and generally beneficial by keeping the insect populations in check. | | | Few creatures are as feared and misunderstood as spiders. |
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http://www.pestproducts.com/spiders.htm
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| | Spiders of NW-Europe |
| | The spider often seen in the US is the Argiope aurantia (Family Araneidae). | | | That is not wise because spiders play a very important role in our Eco-system. | | | There are some spiders dangerous in other continents, like the brown recluse. |
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http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/spidhome.htm
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| | Entomology - Spiders and other Arachnids |
| | UCR research and extension on Spiders and other Arachnids | | | A peer-reviewed medical article discussing spiders that are confused for brown recluse | | | This reference is mostly pertinent to California, discussing that Hobo spiders don't occur in California, and other spiders for which they are mistaken) |
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http://spiders.ucr.edu
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| | AllRefer.com - black widow (Zoology: Invertebrates) - Encyclopedia |
| | The name derives from the fact that the female, like those of many other spider species, may eat the male after mating. | | | Black widow spiders are classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Arachnida, order Araneae, family Theridiidae. | | | black widow, poisonous spider of the genus Latrodectus, found throughout North and South America and common in the SW United States. |
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http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/B/blackwid.html
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| | Hobospider.Org Main Page |
| | An informational website dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge regarding the hobo spider, other biting and stinging organisms, bites and stings, and toxins |
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| | Hardin MD : Black Widow Spider Bites / Pictures |
| | Black widow spiders and other spiders of medical importance [Directory] | | | Hardin MD : Black Widow Spider Bites / Pictures | | | MEDLINEplus Health Encyclopedia : Black widow spider : Symptoms |
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http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/blackwidow.html
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| | American Tarantula Society - Tarantulas, other spiders, scorpions, other arachnid orders, centipedes, millipedes, ... |
| | American Tarantula Society - Tarantulas, other spiders, scorpions, other arachnid orders, centipedes, millipedes, popular insects | | | The Largest Arachnid Society In The World: Tarantulas, Other Spiders, Scorpions, Other Arachnid Orders, Centipedes, Millipedes, Popular Insects | | | Revision of the Jumping Spiders of the Genus Phidippus (Araneae: Salticidae |
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| | Entomology Web Sites: SPIDERS |
| | Book list about Introduction to Spiders by Mark Stowe | | | Jumping Spider: Status of Taxonomy David B. Richman | | | Wolf Spider and Fisher Spider from Iowa Insect Information Notes |
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http://www.isis.vt.edu/~fanjun/text/Link_specs01.html
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