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  2. Scytodes thoracica - Wikipedia

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    Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider, so called because it spits a venomous sticky silken substance over its prey.Its size ranges between 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in). The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwa

  3. Spitting spider - Wikipedia

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    Scytodidae spiders are haplogyne, meaning they lack hardened female genitalia.They have six eyes, like most spiders in this group, arranged in three pairs. They possess long legs and a dome-shaped cephalothorax, and are usually yellow or light brown with black spots or marks.

  4. List of medically significant spider bites - Wikipedia

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    However, most bite victims suffer only local pain and bleeding, a few more have limited neurotoxic symptoms (tingling, racing heart, more widespread pain), and there have been several recorded bites by this spider producing severe symptoms requiring medical treatment. [37] There are no recorded human fatalities due to mouse spider bites.

  5. Poisonous spiders are in Washington. Here’s how to ... - AOL

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    Symptoms of spider bites vary depending on the type of spider and if their venom is poisonous. Venomous spider bites can cause many side effects, according to the CDC , such as: High blood pressure.

  6. Scytodes - Wikipedia

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    Scytodes is a genus of spitting spiders that occur all around the world. The most widely distributed species is Scytodes thoracica , which originally had a palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to North America, Argentina, India, Australia, and New Zealand. [ 1 ]

  7. Loxosceles intermedia - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms are not immediate, which leads the victim to believe that the bite was mild. They usually take hours to manifest, and begins with severe pain, redness, inflammation and blisters, in more severe cases evolving to tissue necrosis. Systemic effects, include hemolysis, cardiac problems, vascular collapse and kidney failure.

  8. Scorpion sting - Wikipedia

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    These symptoms may become visible 4 to 7 minutes after envenomation. Envenomation of a human by a scorpion may affect the sympathetic or parasympathetic systems depending on the species of scorpion. Some of the more severe side effects include respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary edema, cardiac dysfunction, impaired hemostasis, pancreatitis ...

  9. Taxine alkaloids - Wikipedia

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    However, there are cases in which the poison is used as a suicide method. [35] Because taxine poisoning is often only diagnosed after the death of the patient due to its rapid effect, preventing exposure is very important. Even dried parts of the plant are toxic because they still contain taxine molecules.