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  2. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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    Children are more sensitive to the venom of wandering spiders. The spiders often make threatening gestures, such as raising up their legs, or hopping sideways on the ground, which might amuse a child to the point of reaching towards the spider. [7] In humans, bites of this spider may also result in prolonged painful penile erections . [8]

  3. Barn spider - Wikipedia

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    Barn spiders are nocturnal, constructing (under cover of darkness) a web with symmetrical spokes connected by sticky spirals. They then typically retreat to a nearby silk-lined hiding spot, and wait for an insect to become ensnared. The females are typically the only ones that build webs. [3] These spiders may or may not have a venomous bite.

  4. Phasmatodea - Wikipedia

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    The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick bugs, walkingsticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles , although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies. [ 1 ]

  5. Which Pennsylvania spiders are dangerous to humans? How ... - AOL

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    While roughly 3,000 species of spiders are found throughout the U.S., very few pose a direct threat to humans. Spider bites are rare, and medically significant incidents are even less common ...

  6. Creepy, crawly and invasive. Are hand-sized Joro spiders in Ohio?

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    Joro spiders from East Asia are weaving their way into the U.S. landscape. Understand their habits, habitats, and how they affect local ecosystems. Creepy, crawly and invasive.

  7. What to Know About the Giant Venomous Flying Spiders ... - AOL

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    What states are Joro spiders in? Research published in 2023 found that Joro spiders have been detected in these states: Alabama. Georgia. Maryland. North Carolina. Oklahoma. South Carolina ...

  8. Spider bite - Wikipedia

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    Spiders do not feed on humans and typically bites occur as a defense mechanism. [20] This can occur from unintentional contact or trapping of the spider. [20] Most spiders have fangs too small to penetrate human skin. [21] Most bites by species large enough for their bites to be noticeable will have no serious medical consequences. [22]

  9. Maevia inclemens - Wikipedia

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    Spiders groom themselves regularly, and more often if wet or dirty. They moisten their fangs, draw the legs one at a time through the fangs, and "comb" the legs with the fangs and palps. The first and fourth pairs of legs are then used to groom other parts of the body, and the only place they appear not to reach is the dorsal surface of the ...