More than 40,000 species of spiders have been identified in the world. Spider bites is a common problem among people, however few of them are harmful but delay in treatment can cause death. Since the spider bites are risk full to human, they should be taken seriously, especially in endemic areas. Our objective in this review was to study about poisonous spiders and find out treatments of them. ...

Georgia is on the southeastern margin of the native range of the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik. The brown recluse is not a common Georgia spider and has limited distribution in the state. Using recent submissions, previously published records, and examination of museum specimens, we document the spider's presence in 31 (19.5%) of Georgia's 159 counties, with almost...

The hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis, is a member of the family of spiders known as the Agelenidae or funnel web weavers. The first record of Tegenaria agrestis Walckenaer in the United States was in Seattle,Washington in 1930 [1,2]. European distribution is widespread from Europe to central Asia [3].The current range of T. agrestis, originally named the aggressive house spider, includes Washing...

The European spider Tegenaria agrestis (Walckenaer) (hobo spider) has been implicated as a spider of medical importance in the Pacific Northwest since its introduction in the late 1980s. Studies have indicated that the hobo spider causes necrotic tissue lesions through hemolytic venom or through the transfer of pathogenic bacteria introduced by its bite. Bacterial infections are often diagnosed...

Australia's fauna is remarkable for its range of venomous creatures, on land and in the sea and Struan Sutherland was a doyen of medical research in the field of envenomation and the ultimate authority on the medical management of envenomated victims in Australia. Snakes, spiders, ticks, deadly jellyfish and other venomous creatures have always instilled fear into its citizens. The fight agains...