A mature male tan spider as seen from the side. His foremost limbs called pedipalps are tipped with reddish bulbs called palpal bulbs. A long tube called an embolus sticks out of each palpul bulb. In this photo the spider's eyes are hidden by a knee but the tell-tale loxosceles violin shape is partially seen.

A side view of a male loxosceles spider. The spider's left two eyes and left pedipalp with palpal bulb and embolus are seen clearly. The spider stands on a bed of webbing he has made on a piece of corkbark.

Some cool photos I took of a male recluse's junk. #loxosceles #spider

A brown spider with a violin shaped mark on her carapace, six eyes arranged in a row, six legs (both her third legs are missing--they were like that when I found her). She is sitting next to a pale yellow roach waiting for her venom to kick in so she can start to feed.

One of the recluses overwintering in the spider room. This lady is missing two legs--one on each side--but she's still a great hunter.

She has webbed up her winter home almost completely. Super cool pattern!

#loxosceles #spider

With the caveat: Don't pick up medically significant spiders if you don't know what you're doing. 😊

Doctors frequently misdiagnose stuff as spider bites, so take most horror stories you hear about brown recluses with a grain of salt.

#spider #spiders #brownRecluse #Loxosceles #LoxoscelesReclusa

#loxosceles #rufescens #spider #spiders #venom #entomology #entomologia #venomous #macro #nature #arachnids #arachnid #beautiful #canon #canonphotography #canonphoto #canon1300d
#macrophotography #spidersoftheworld #naturephotography #photography #wildlife #invertebrates

Checks out

Meme via Micha Petty

#entomemeology #entomology #entomologymemes #bugmemes #brownrecluse #loxosceles #loxoscelesreclusa #spidermemes

Conversatorio acerca de cómo actuar ante #Loxosceles y #escorpiones, ¿por qué no chancletearlos? Nos vemos el Municipio de #Chacabuco. Y a la noche.... salimos a colectar #alacranes #CienciaEnTuVida #CienciaParaLaSalud #CienciaArgentina

Stem cell-derived secretome reduces dermonecrosis caused by spider venom - SciELO in Perspective | Press Releases By investigating the protective effects of secretome-derived mesenchymal stromal cells on dermonecrosis caused by Loxosceles intermedia venom in rabbits, it was observed that treated groups showed mil...

🧪The protective effects of stromal cells on dermonecrosis caused by brown spider intermedia venom in rabbits showed the potential of stem cell-derived secretome for treating dermonecrotic lesions. #Loxosceles #SpiderVenom

Read JVATITD's press release!

pressreleases.scielo.org/en/2024/09/2...

This catchy little tune goes out to all of my fellow nature nerds who have argued ad infinitum with people who insist that there are #brownrecluses on the west coast of the US.....or the Dakotas....or Canada...or Australia... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X2Q...

#spiders #Loxosceles #invertebrates