Arthropods

Question 1

What is the formal name of black widow spider?

Answer 1

Latrodectus mactans

Question 2

Describe the black widow bite symptoms

Answer 2

painful, symptoms develop 40 min after bite, last for 24 h; abdominal stiffness; nausea, cramps, visual difficulties; potential for cardiac arrest

Question 3

What is the formal name of the brown recluse spider?

Answer 3

Loxosceles

Question 4

Describe the brown recluse bite

Answer 4

painful, mild, local urticarial (hive-like) reactions to full thickness necrosis in 3-4 days; bites are usually on hands, arms, and lower legs; fever, headache, malaise, nausea, vomiting