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On fork-tailed crab spiders: Two new species of Sidymella Strand, 1942 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Ecuador

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  On fork-tailed crab spiders: Two new species of Sidymella Strand, 1942 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Ecuador Abstract Two new species from the family Thomisidae are described from Ecuador: Sidymella ayahuma sp. nov. from the Andean chocó region in Northwestern Ecuador (♀) and Sidymella malefica sp. nov. (♀) from the Andes region in central Ecuador. Díaz-Guevara, D.R. & Machado, M. (2026) On fork-tailed crab spiders: Two new species of Sidymella Strand, 1942 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Ecuador. Zootaxa, 5831 (2), 288–294. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.2.11

Description of a new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Zangaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

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Taxonomic revision of the jumping goblin spider genus Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae: Oonopidae) in Japan with descriptions of two new species

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Fatal spider envenomation: a systematic review of autopsy findings

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Examining ecological niche for six species of whip spider in Colombia

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Genomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal the adaptation to semi-aquatic and aquatic life in spiders

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Strengthening essential medicines policy to improve antivenom availability and affordability for snakebite envenomation in rural sub-Saharan Africa

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Taxonomic revision of Akela Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (Araneae: Salticidae: Freyina), with insights into secondary spermathecae in Salticidae and coupling pocket homology in Freyina

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Scorpion Venom Peptides: From Structural Scaffolds to Therapeutic Applications—A Focus on Antioxidant Mechanisms and Translational Perspectives

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New records of Segestria florentina from Germany with observations on somatic and genitalic differences in juveniles and adults compared to S. bavarica (Araneae: Segestriidae)

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First record of Macrothele calpeiana (Araneae: Macrothelidae) in Austria

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Systematic analysis reveals the action mechanisms and medicinal implications of latroeggtoxin-VI

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A new species of Filistatinella Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from Sonora, Mexico

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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of hospitalized patients with spider bites in Hangzhou, Southeast China

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Six Months with AI and Spiders: My Biggest Lesson and Final Thoughts

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Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Morocco (Arachnida: Araneae) – Third note. On sixteen new species, and noteworthy records.

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Structural determinants of the scorpion venom peptide Uy234 govern bactericidal activity and membrane-disruptive properties

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Effect of temperature on the defensive and predatory behavior of the scorpion Hadrurus obscurus (Scorpiones: Hadruridae)

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Description of a new species of Zodarion Walckenaer (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Turkey

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Four new species of Harmonicon F. O. Pickard-Cambridge 1896 from Brazil with the first male description of H. rufescens (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae)

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First case of gynandromorphy in the spider family Zodariidae (Arachnida: Araneae)

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