Venom gland organogenesis in the common house spider

Abstract Venom is a remarkable innovation found across the animal kingdom, yet the evolutionary origins of venom systems in various groups, including spiders, remain enigmatic. Here, we investigated the organogenesis of the venom apparatus in the common house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum. The v...

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Main Authors: Afrah Hassan, Grace Blakeley, Alistair P. McGregor, Giulia Zancolli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65336-2