Yellow sac spider -- The Yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) is not a true sac spider but a long-legged sac spider. It is one of a handful of spiders in North America whose bites are generally considered to be ... > full article

Brown recluse spider -- The brown recluse spider is a venomous spider, Loxosceles reclusa. It is usually between 1/4 and 3/4 inch (6.4-19.1mm) but may grow larger. It is brown and usually has markings on the dorsal side of ... > full article

Mite -- The mites and ticks, order Acarina or Acari, belong to the Arachnid and are among the most diverse and successful of all the invertebrate groups, although some way behind the ... > full article

Hobo spider -- The Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis) is a member of the genus of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders. The spider's venom is strong enough to cause considerable local pain and also to ... > full article

Widow spider -- The widow spiders are members of the spider genus Latrodectus, a subset of the family Theridiidae. Latrodectus includes approximately 31 recognized highly poisonous species, with the black widow ... > full article

Black widow spider -- The black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) is a spider notorious for its neurotoxic venom. Adult female black widow spiders are shiny black with an hourglass shape marking on the bottom of its ... > full article

Tick -- Tick is the common name for the small arachnids that, along with mites, constitute the order Acarina. Ticks are ectoparasites (external parasites), living by hematophagy on the blood of mammals, ... > full article

Necrosis -- Necrosis is the name given to unprogrammed death of cells and living tissue. It is less orderly than apoptosis, which are part of programmed cell ... > full article

Wikipedia:List of images/Nature/Animals/Spiders -- The Spider Gallery contains pictures of ... > full article

Tularemia -- Tularemia (also known as "rabbit fever") is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The disease is endemic in North America, and parts of Europe and Asia. The primary ... > full article

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