Neurotoxic envenoming by an immigrant spider (Steatoda nobilis) in southern England.
A young woman was bitten on the shoulder by a female Steatoda nobilis spider, in Worthing on the south coast of England. She noticed intense radiating pain, local sweating (indicating parasympathetic stimulation) and feverishness. This immigrant species from the Canary Islands has established itself...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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