9 Deadliest Spiders of the World
Brown Recluse Spider (Loxosceles reclusa) ...
Brazilian Wandering Spiders (Phoneutria fera and P. ...
Yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) ...
Wolf spider (family Lycosidae) ...
Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus mactans) ...
Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus) ...
Red Widow Spider (Latrodectus bishopi)
More than 43,000 different species of spiders are found in the world. Of these, only a small number are said to be dangerous, and less than 30 (less than one-tenth of one percent) have been responsible for human deaths. Why are so few spiders harmful to humans? Much of the reason may result from the size differences between people and spiders. Spider venom is designed to work on smaller animals, but the venom of some species can produce skin lesions in people or produce allergic reactions that result in fatalities. It is important to understand, however, that “death by spider bite” is very rare since clinics, poison control centers, and hospitals often have various species-specific antivenin (the antitoxin) on hand to treat the bite.
Brazilian Wandering Spiders (Phoneutria fera and P. ...
Yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) ...
Wolf spider (family Lycosidae) ...
Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus mactans) ...
Brown Widow Spider (Latrodectus geometricus) ...
Red Widow Spider (Latrodectus bishopi)
More than 43,000 different species of spiders are found in the world. Of these, only a small number are said to be dangerous, and less than 30 (less than one-tenth of one percent) have been responsible for human deaths. Why are so few spiders harmful to humans? Much of the reason may result from the size differences between people and spiders. Spider venom is designed to work on smaller animals, but the venom of some species can produce skin lesions in people or produce allergic reactions that result in fatalities. It is important to understand, however, that “death by spider bite” is very rare since clinics, poison control centers, and hospitals often have various species-specific antivenin (the antitoxin) on hand to treat the bite.