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White-tail spider: flesh-eating monster or misunderstood arachnid?
UniSC News, Vol.17 July 2024
University of the Sunshine Coast
2024
Abstract
White-tail spiders have re-entered the news time and time again, accompanied with gory photos of open wounds, necrosis (death of tissues of the body), and heavily ulcerated skin.
Headlines like “White-tail spider bite puts Palmerston North man in hospital, left unable to walk”, “Tourist loses both legs — and arms at risk — after ‘possible white-tailed spider bite” and “Sydney mum loses leg after white-tailed spider bite” don’t paint a nice picture of this seemingly monstrous critter.
Details
- Title
- White-tail spider: flesh-eating monster or misunderstood arachnid?
- Authors
- Charlotte Raven - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science and Engineering - Legacy
- Publication details
- UniSC News, Vol.17 July 2024
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2024
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991095344402621
- Output Type
- Blog
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