https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/01/along-came-a-spider/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=along-came-a-spider An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/01/along-came-a-spider/#comment-89278 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 17:22:41 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1144#comment-89278 Mild venom potency is only relevant for new world species. Old world, i.e. Poecilotheria and Stromatopelma are medically significant.

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/01/along-came-a-spider/#comment-34361 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 00:53:49 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1144#comment-34361 Fidinng this post solves a problem for me. Thanks!

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/01/along-came-a-spider/#comment-21687 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:39:41 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1144#comment-21687 Thank you, Ken, it is always good to learn more. We appreciate your sharing of your expertise.

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2015/06/01/along-came-a-spider/#comment-21557 Mon, 01 Jun 2015 14:18:33 +0000 http://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=1144#comment-21557 Just an interesting side note – Urticaria is the clinicopathological term for what most people refer to as “hives,” those itchy, red and swollen lesions often induced by insect bites and in hypersensitivity reactions. Given the description by Craig and Julie, urticating hairs is a great term for this spider defense!
And what an intriguing photo!

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