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Saturday, June 8, 2013
TOW (& Answer)...
The question was
which two local spiders are considered to have a dangerous bite?The two local spiders considered to have a
dangerous bite are the black widow (Latrodectus Hesperus) and the violin spider
(Loxosceles species).Black widow’s
venom is a neurotoxin that may cause debilitating systemic disorders, sometimes
leading to death.Violin spider venom
is haemotoxic & while dangerous is rarely lethal.
The question (& answer)
were taken from p. 364 of Insects of the Los Angeles Basin by Charles L. Hogue.The book was
published by The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in1993.