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When Tarantula Venom Comes from a Misnamed Spider: The Importance of Taxonomic Accuracy in Theraphosid Toxinology

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  When Tarantula Venom Comes from a Misnamed Spider: The Importance of Taxonomic Accuracy in Theraphosid Toxinology I am very happy to share my most recent publication in Toxicon. This is a particularly meaningful publication for me because it brings together two areas that have become an important part of my work and personal interests: tarantulas and toxinology. At first glance, taxonomy and venom research may seem like two very different fields. In reality, they are closely connected. Before we can properly study the venom of a spider, we need to know which spider we are actually studying. Why the Name Matters A scientific name is much more than a label attached to an animal. It connects that animal to everything we report about it, including its biology, distribution, behavior, venom, toxins, and even its potential medical importance. When a tarantula is incorrectly identified, or when an outdated name continues to be used without considering changes in taxonomy, the problem ca...

Thermal ecology of Plesiopelma longisternale: novel insights and comparative analysis with a sympatric species

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New locality records and future habitat suitability of Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in the Iran–Afghanistan–Pakistan arid belt

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Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) with phylogenetic implication

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Outcomes of venom-induced consumption coagulopathy following snakebite envenoming in Sudan: a cohort study

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Pediatric scorpion and snake envenomation in Türkiye: clinical features, management, and outcomes

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Sex- and development-specific transcriptomic profiling of venom and silk genes in the wolf spider Pardosa astrigera provides insights into ecological adaptation and predatory strategies

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Increasing grazing intensity reduces arthropod diversity and overrides topography-driven community patterns in potential microrefugia

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Intraspecific variation in Bothrops neuwiedi snake venom: Influence of age and sex

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New data on Anatolidion Wunderlich, 2008, Neottiura Menge, 1868, and Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from the South Caucasus

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Leg Autotomy and Regeneration in Crab Spiders Ebrechtella tricuspidata (Araneae: Thomisidae)

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New data on the genus Opilio Herbst, 1798 (Arachnida, Opiliones) from Russia and Kyrgyzstan

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Revision of the Elusive Harvestmen Genus Discocyrtulus Roewer, 1927 (Opiliones: Laniatores: Gonyleptidae): Investigating the Presumed Northeastern Brazilian Discocyrtus-Like Relatives

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A New Whip Spider Species of the Genus Sarax Simon, 1892 (Amblypygi: Charontidae) from Thailand

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Drought and Nitrogen Addition Modulate Wolf Spider-Associated Responses in a Detrital Food Web Without Detectable Functional Cascades

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Living underground: first record of myrmecophily in a species of tarantula (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Catumiri Guadanucci, 2004)

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Troglomorphic trends of palpigrades in the Eukoenenia mirabilis-berlesei group, and discovery of a new cave-dwelling species from Spain (Palpigradi, Eukoeneniidae)

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First insights into the role of evolutionary history in shaping venom composition of Vipera ammodytes

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Spatial Scale Modulates the Effect of Habitat Amount on Diversity Patterns of Arachnid Assemblages Across Different Brazilian Ecosystems

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