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The Australian funnel-web spiders (family Atracidae), such as the Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus (a mygalomorph spider, not to be confused with the araneomorph funnel-weaver or grass spiders) are regarded as among the most venomous in the world. They react vigorously to threats and, reputedly, will more often attempt to bite than run away.
[5] [6] Camel spiders in general are regarded as one of the top predators in desert habitats, next to scorpions. [6] They tend to be active, aggressive hunters who will search for prey, in contrast to true spiders who are more ambush-style predators. [6] Camel spiders are typically predated on by scorpions, toads, and bats. [6]
Solifugae is an order of arachnids known variously as solifuges, sun spiders, camel spiders, and wind scorpions. The order includes more than 1,000 described species in about 147 genera . Despite the common names, they are neither true scorpions (order Scorpiones) nor true spiders (order Araneae ).
“This is one of the few species of spider that can be dangerous to people,” says Potzler. “There are approximately 2,200 bites reported each year, but there has not been a death related to a ...
“In general, spiders will bite only if they can’t get away from you, or are protecting their babies and don’t want to leave the babies behind, and/or they are being crushed or otherwise hurt ...
Gnosippus is a genus of daesiid camel spiders, ... Species. As of October 2022, the World Solifugae Catalog accepts the following four species: [2] ...
Historically a number of conditions were attributed to spider bites. In the Middle Ages a condition claimed to arise from spider bites was tarantism, where people danced wildly. [8] While necrosis has been attributed to the bites of a number of spiders, good evidence only supports this for recluse spiders. [1]
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 ...