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Recluse or Not? Scientists Use Twitter to Tackle Spider Questions

Recluse spiders, especially the brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa), are one of the world’s most maligned groups of spiders. Everybody thinks they know someone who’s been bitten by one, but bites are actually uncommon. (more…)

Mosquito-killing Fungi Engineered with Spider and Scorpion Toxins Could Help Fight Malaria

By Guest PostOctober 24, 2017Sciencebrian lovett, fight malaria, fungus metarhizium pingshaense, mosquito killing fungi, raymond leger, scorpion toxin, spider

COLLEGE PARK, Md.– Malaria kills nearly half a million people every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In some of the hardest-hit areas in sub-Saharan Africa, the mosquitoes that carry the malaria parasite have become resistant to traditional chemical insecticides, complicating efforts to fight the disease. (more…)

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Recluse or Not? Scientists Use Twitter to Tackle Spider Questions

Mosquito-killing Fungi Engineered with Spider and Scorpion Toxins Could Help Fight Malaria