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New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species

  New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species Abstract  28 species of spider are newly recorded from Anguilla, a United Kingdom Overseas Territory, in the Lesser Antilles, including seven also new to science:  Agyneta   anguilla  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Sphecozone   sandyground  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Mimetus   antillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Mimetidae),  Modisimus anguillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Pholcidae),  Anelosimus   blackgardens  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae),  Anelosimus covepond  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae), and  Coleosoma   roadsalt  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor...

Snakebite knowledge among healthcare workers in Gabon: A health facility-based cross-sectional survey

On the genus Ananteris Thorell, 1891 in French Guiana, with description of a new species (Scorpiones: Ananteridae)

From folkloric origins to scientific systematics: the first detailed redescription of the type species of Lycosa Latreille, 1804 with insight into the genus (Araneae: Lycosidae)

In Memoriam: Gérard Dupré (1947–2026) — A Life Devoted to the Study of Scorpions

Unusual Encounter: First Photographic Documentation of a Lynx Spider Oxyopes sp. (Araneae: Oxyopidae) Preying on Serangium parcesetosum Sicard, 1929 (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from India

A New Species Description in the Genus Amaurobius C. L. Koch, 1837 from Türkıye (Araneae: Amaurobiidae)

First Record of the Orb-Web Spider Species Argiope sector (Forsskål, 1776) (Araneae: Araneidae) from India

Acetylcholine-binding protein 5 regulates extracellular apoptosis in the wolf spider as a sacrificial ROS scavenger

Medically relevant snakebite envenomation in Brazil (2009–2023): an epidemiological profile and temporal trend analysis

Sex Pheromones From Linyphia triangularis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) and Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Are Promising Attractants for Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)

Lansbermin-I, a disintegrin from Porthidium lansbergii lansbergii venom as a potential anticancer prototype: In vitro and in silico effects on cervical cancer cells

Rediscovery of the enigmatic holotype of Buthus barbouri Werner, 1932 (Scorpiones: Buthidae), with a new synonymy

Integrated morphological, molecular, and immunopathological characterization of Raillietina hymenolepidoides from Psammomys obesus reveals potent in vitro anthelmintic activity of Androctonus crassicauda venom

Venom extraction method influences venom composition and potency in the giant house spider Eratigena atrica (C. L. Koch, 1843)

Extreme sexual size dimorphism correlates with proxies of postcopulatory sexual selection across selected Dolomedes fishing spiders

Heparin-incorporated whey protein isolate-derived hydrogels with an intended dual function as snakebite wound dressings and drug delivery systems inhibit spitting cobra venom-induced cytotoxicity

Survey of Synanthropic Spiders in Ireland Reveals Expansion and Dominance of the Invasive Noble False Widow Steatoda nobilis in Urban Habitats (Araneae: Theridiidae)

CC8, a heterodimeric disintegrin from Cerastes cerastes snake venom, triggers apoptosis and restrains the dissemination of human glioblastoma cells