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Loxosceles deserta, commonly known as the desert recluse, is a recluse spider of the family Sicariidae. [1] It is found in Mexico and the United States. The desert recluse is commonly misidentified as L. unicolor (of South America) [2] or as L. reclusa (the brown recluse of the southern and midwestern states), two spiders which do not live anywhere near the vicinity.
Loxoscelism (/ l ɒ k ˈ s ɒ s ɪ l ɪ z əm /) is a condition occasionally produced by the bite of the recluse spiders (genus Loxosceles).The area becomes dusky and a shallow open sore forms as the skin around the bite dies ().
Rarely, the venom is carried by the bloodstream, causing red blood cell destruction. The venom is identical in male and female spiders, but females can have almost twice the concentration of toxins. For unknown reasons, the toxicity of the venom to mammalian species varies; recluse bites may cause necrosis in humans, rabbits, and guinea pigs ...
After a tick bite, some people do develop a small, red, itchy bump, the Mayo Clinic says. The bump may resemble a mosquito bite at this stage. ... Brown recluse bites may cause an area of dead ...
It would be like us going up against Godzilla, says arachnologist Rick Vetter, now retired from the University of California, Riverside, and author of The Brown Recluse Spider. “In general ...
These rashes are often very red, macerated, and erosive-looking and are accompanied by red bumps or papules. Other symptoms to note: Candida rashes often have a “sour, yeasty odor,” Dr. Lal ...
The venom of many Sicariidae species is highly hemolytic and dermonecrotic, [2] capable of destroying red blood cells and causing lesions as large as 1 inch (25 mm) in diameter that take a long time to heal. Some require skin grafts and if the open wound gets infected, there can be even more serious consequences.
Desert recluse (Loxosceles deserta) Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta) Brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa) Loxosceles Heineken & Lowe, 1832.