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Facts you need to know about Spiders
It is true that all spiders, by their definition, posses a pair of fangs through which they inject venom. And it probably doesn’t help their cause that they feed by turning their prey’s insides to liquid and then sucking it up.
Below are 10 facts about spiders
- Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis)
The actual danger the hobo spider presents to humans is somewhat debatable. It has been proven to deliver quite serious bites to lab animals and there are many alleged cases of bites from these spiders causing necrosis, similar, but less severe than that observed in brown recluse bites. These bites cause an open wound which may take many weeks to heal.
2. Camel Spider (Solifugae)
The camel spider really is the stuff of nightmares, the biggest is the Egyptian giant solpugid.they look so fierce and grow so big. . Solifuges can inflict a painful bite but they are not venomous.
- Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium)
A Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei) roams the kitchen in a Chicago-area home. Frequently found indoors, the Yellow Sac Spider was introduced to the U.S. from Europe in the 1940s. The spider is capable of causing a painful bite; however, according to the Spider Myths Website, the spider has been falsely accused of causing necrotic lesions (bite symptoms of the truly dangerous Brown Recluse spider).
Small and innocuous in appearance but capable of delivering quite a nasty bite, the yellow sac spider is one to avoid. Bites are characterized by an initial stinging pain followed by redness and swelling which can develop into a blister or sore.
4.Fringed Ornamental Tarantula (Poecilotheria)
Tarantulas – the archetypal big hairy spiders that have been the terror of arachnophobes since time began.The bite from one of these is reported to have caused excruciating pain, and extreme muscle cramping in some cases. One bite victim ended up in the emergency room after experiencing severe spasm and chest pains.
5.Mouse Spider (Missulena)
There are around 12 species of mouse spider in Australia and there name comes from their soft furry abdomens and not from the fact they might eat mice,Armed with huge fangs and a venom that is similar to that of the deadly Sydney funnel-web spider this spider is every bit as dangerous as it looks.
6.Six-eyed Sand Spider (Sicarius hahni) 
the spider is also known as assasin, It hunts by burying itself in the sand and waiting for its unsuspecting victim to wander by at which point it pounces. In trials it was shown that the venom from a bite was fatal to rabbits in as little as 5 hours. it causes blood vessels to leak and destruction of flesh.
7. Redback / Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus)
The effects of this lethal toxin range from burning pain to a systemic condition known as latrodectism. Symptoms include general pain and swelling spreading from the affected area, abdominal cramps, nausea and sweating to name a few. This condition occurs in around half of bites and was often fatal in the very old and young before anti venom became available.
8.Brown Recluse / Chilean Recluse (Loxosceles)
They are flesh-eater and usually mild, can result in a condition known as Loxoscelism. In these severe cases the area around the bite begins to die and a deep open sore is formed. There is no effective treatment for these bite wounds and they may take months to heal, sometimes requiring skin grafts.
9.Sydney funnel web (Atrax robustus)
The spider cling to its victim, It has the most impressive fangs of any spider; these needle sharp weapons are longer than those of some snakes, the victim may suffer extreme symptoms such as muscle spasms, palpitations, vomiting, confusion and swelling of the brain. In some cases death has followed in as little as 15 minutes after the bite occurred.
- Brazilian Wandering Spider (Phoneutria)
It is capable of injecting a powerful neurotoxin which is nearly 20 times more deadly that that of the Black Widow spider if it gets into the blood stream. The symptoms of envenomation include a loss of muscle control leading to breathing problems which can result in complete respiratory paralysis and eventually asphyxiation.
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