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Like most Araneus species, A. gemma is harmless to humans. It contains a venomous toxin of low molecular weight called argiotoxin, [1] that antagonizes the actions of the neurotransmitter glutamate. [2] Dopamine was also identified in the venom of A. gemma in a concentration of 4.3 nM. [3] The web silk of the A. gemma ranges from 1 to 4 μm in ...
Araneus gemmoides, commonly known as the jewel spider (a name shared with Austracantha minax) and cat-faced spider (a name shared with Araneus gemma), is a common, outdoor, orb-weaver spider found in Canada and the USA. [1] It is considered harmless and has a low-toxicity venom. [2] A. gemmoides is a useful natural predator for insects. [1] [3] [4]
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Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species , among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider . The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757.
Trachiniformes is an order of percomorph bony fish, [1] whose contents are traditionally placed in suborder Trachinoidei of Perciformes. [2]However, Trachiniformes is recovered as polyphyletic in recent large scale molecular phylogenetic studies.
The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider , [ 2 ] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus . [ 3 ]
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A. Abba transversa; Acacesia; Acacesia hamata; Acantharachne; Acanthepeira; Acanthepeira cherokee; Acanthepeira marion; Acanthepeira stellata; Acanthepeira venusta