Effect of the venom of the black widow spider, Latrodectus mactans tredecimguttatus, on evoked action potentials in the isolated nerve cord of Periplaneta americana

Toxicon ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. d'Ajello ◽  
A. Mauro ◽  
S. Bettini
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Cord ◽  
Action Potentials ◽  
Periplaneta Americana ◽  
Black Widow ◽  
Black Widow Spider ◽  
Latrodectus Mactans ◽  
Widow Spider

Black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) envenomation in a term pregnancy

2000 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 346-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger P Sherman ◽  
Jeremy M Groll ◽  
Dagoberto I Gonzalez ◽  
Melissa A Aerts
Keyword(s):  
Term Pregnancy ◽  
Black Widow ◽  
Black Widow Spider ◽  
Latrodectus Mactans ◽  
Widow Spider

THE BIOLOGY OF THE BLACK WIDOW SPIDER, LATRODECTUS MACTANS

Science ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 81 (2090) ◽  
pp. 71-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wm. L. Jellison ◽  
C. B. Philip
Keyword(s):  
Black Widow ◽  
Black Widow Spider ◽  
Latrodectus Mactans ◽  
Widow Spider

scholarly journals Southern black widow Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae)

EDIS ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Eiden ◽  
Phillip E. Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Sexual Cannibalism ◽  
Black Widow ◽  
Black Widow Spider ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Natural Settings ◽  
Latrodectus Mactans ◽  
Widow Spider

The Southern black widow spider, Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius), is a venomous spider found throughout the southeastern United States. Widow spiders received their name from the belief that they would kill and consume their mate following copulation. However, the practice was mainly observed in laboratory settings under crowded conditions. It is believed that sexual cannibalism within the widow species in natural settings is more associated with the male’s physical inability to escape rather than the female’s interest in consuming him. This 6-page fact sheet was written by Amanda Eiden and Phil E. Kaufman and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, May 2013. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1000

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