Latrodectism (/lætrəˈdɛktɪzəm/) is the illness caused by the bite of Latrodectus spiders (the black widow spider and related species). Pain, muscle rigidity...

Predominantly neurotoxic to vertebrates, the venom gives rise to the syndrome of latrodectism in humans; this starts with pain around the bite site, which typically...

venom containing the neurotoxin latrotoxin, which causes the condition latrodectism, both named after the genus. Female widow spiders have unusually large...

spiders involve a neurotoxic venom which produces a condition known as latrodectism. Symptoms may include pain which may be at the bite or involve the chest...

threatened with extinction. A katipō bite produces the toxic syndrome latrodectism; symptoms include extreme pain and, potentially, hypertension, seizure...

known as steatodism; which has been described as a less-severe form of latrodectism. Bites can be quite painful and can cause a general malaise for about...

and at least as far northwest as parts of Wisconsin. A bite may cause latrodectism, and requires medical attention in the case of increasingly severe discomfort...

venom containing a neurotoxin active against a range of mammals (see latrodectism). In humans, symptoms of this venom include pain, nausea, goosebumps...

muscle spasms, fever, chills and intense sweating – common symptoms of latrodectism, There are some reports of priapism. "Taxon details Latrodectus curacaviensis...

This belief lasted for 50 years until the wolf spider was exonerated. Latrodectism Tarantism List of cutaneous conditions List of spiders associated with...