The black widow spider, which is considered the most venomous spider in North America, is a unique and interesting creature. Read all about it here.
Widow spiders belong to the Latrodectus genus. While there are 31 species of widow spiders which occur all over the world, one of the best known ones – some would say [...]
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It seems the scorpion habitat has extended to hiding in planes and men’s pants!
A Vermont man survived two bites by a scorpion that crawled up his leg after finding its way onto a United Airlines flight.
David Sullivan, a 46-year-old builder from Stowe, Vermont, had been visiting his sons in San Francisco with his wife, Helena. [...]
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Allergic reaction to scorpion bites is listed amongst the top 10 causes of death in Dubai.
Dubai has come a long way since it was just a fishermen’s town back in the days when the Moors and the British ruled; then, in 1971 it became part of the UAE (United Arab Emirates) and this has made [...]
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A scorpion is a small creature, about 6-10 cm long. It has a segmented body, with two poisonous glands in its tail.
It holds its victim with its claws and pushes forward the tail and injects the poison into the body.
The scorpion is nocturnal in nature, i.e. it moves around during the night. During the day [...]
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A black widow spider can be recognized by red hourglass on its stomach. Only the female bites, and it has a neurotoxic venom.
In the beginning pain is not severe, but severe local pain rapidly develops. The pain will slowly spread over the entire body and settle in the abdomen and legs. Abdominal cramps and progressive [...]
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