Evaluation of Local Organic Materials as Source of Organic Pesticides for Pest Control in Carrots. by Kanyesigye, Arozious

“…The key pests recorded were black ants followed by Spiders, cutworms, and caterpillars respectively. …”
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Defensive Regurgitation by a Noctuid Moth Larva (Litoprosopus Futilis) by Scott R. Smedley, Elizabeth Ehrhardt, Thomas Eisner

“…Larvae regurgitated when attacked by lycosid spiders and derived some protection from this behavior. …”
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Southern black widow Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae) by Amanda Eiden, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The Southern black widow spider, Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius), is a venomous spider found throughout the southeastern United States. …”
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Stinging or Venomous Insects and Related Pests by P.G. Koehler, D.E. Short

“…Additionally, it describes common venomous arthropods, including bees, wasps, scorpions, spiders, fire ants, velvet ants, wheel bugs, blister beetles, and stinging caterpillars, along with control measures for each. …”
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Southern black widow Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae) by Amanda Eiden, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The Southern black widow spider, Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius), is a venomous spider found throughout the southeastern United States. …”
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Giant Whip Scorpion Mastigoproctus giganteus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) (Arachnida: Thelyphonida (=Uropygi): Thelyphonidae) by William H. Kern, Ralph E. Mitchell

“…While called a scorpion, this arachnid has neither the venom-filled stinger found in scorpions nor the venomous bite found in some spiders. This 4-page fact sheet was written by W.H. …”
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Trophic and Temporal Niche Interactions in Sympatric Populations of Eremobates Palpisetulosus Fichter and E. Mormonus (Roewer) (Solpugida: Eremobatidae) by Fred Punzo

“…Seventy eight percent of the diet of E. palpisetulosus consisted of hard-bodied orthopteran and coleopteran insects, whereas 77% of the diet of E. mormonus consisted of softer-bodied dipteran, heteropteran, and orthopteran insects as well as spiders. No significant dietary differences were found between sexes. …”
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Giant Whip Scorpion Mastigoproctus giganteus giganteus (Lucas, 1835) (Arachnida: Thelyphonida (=Uropygi): Thelyphonidae) by William H. Kern, Ralph E. Mitchell

“…While called a scorpion, this arachnid has neither the venom-filled stinger found in scorpions nor the venomous bite found in some spiders. This 4-page fact sheet was written by W.H. …”
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DESIGN AND CONTROL OF A MULTI-LEGGED ROBOT WITH GEAR ROD COMBINATION MECNANISM by WANG XiangLing, ZHANG Lin

“…Based on crawling patterns of arthropod such as spiders and crabs,a multi-legged robot with gear rod combination mechanism was designed by drawing method which met the requirements of predetermined trajectory. …”
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La nuit américaine dans Noir de Robert Coover by Marc Amfreville

“…Under the highly erotic and conventionally threatening figure of a Black widow, who owes much to Baudelaire’s death ringing passer-by, and by resorting extensively to the poetics of erasure, veiling and claustration, this highly metatextual novel captures in its spider’s web the simulacrum of all detective fiction by pitting it against the anticipated shadow presence of the most ambitious critique (Benjamin, Derrida, Baudrillard).…”
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Robber Flies, Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) by E. M. Finn

“…Asilidae adults attack wasps, bees, dragonflies, grasshoppers, other flies, and some spiders. Robber flies are particularly abundant in arid and sunny habitats, which are optimal conditions in which to observe their many morphs and behaviors. …”
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Robber Flies, Asilidae (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) by E. M. Finn

“…Asilidae adults attack wasps, bees, dragonflies, grasshoppers, other flies, and some spiders. Robber flies are particularly abundant in arid and sunny habitats, which are optimal conditions in which to observe their many morphs and behaviors. …”
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Four new araneogenous species and a new genus in Hypocreales (Clavicipitaceae, Cordycipitaceae) from the karst region of China by Wan-Hao Chen, Dan Li, Hui-Lin Shu, Jian-Dong Liang, Jie-Hong Zhao, Wei-Yi Tian, Yan-Feng Han

“…Four fungal species belonging to Chlorocillium (Clavicipitaceae) and Gamszarella (Cordycipitaceae) were isolated from dead spiders. Morphological comparisons, phylogenetic analyses and a PHI analysis based on multigene datasets support the establishment of these new species viz., Chlorocillium guizhouense sp. nov., C. vallense sp. nov., Gamszarella sinensis sp. nov., and G. vallensis sp. nov. are introduced. …”
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An aggregate stochastic model incorporating individual dynamics for predation movements of anelosimus studiosus by Alex John Quijano, Michele L. Joyner, Edith Seier, Nathaniel Hancock, Michael Largent, Thomas C. Jones

“…A least squares optimization algorithm is used for parameter estimation to fit a single stochastic model to an individual spider during predation resulting in unique parameter values for each spider. …”
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Wild animals connect us with nature: about awe, eco-pedagogy, and nature-connectedness by Theresa S. S. Schilhab, Gertrud L. Esbensen

“…Hence, the connection between experiences with local wild animals in nature (invertebrates such as snails and spiders, and vertebrates such as mammals and amphibians) and positive nature experiences remains unexplored. …”
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ANALISIS LC-MS/MS SENYAWA METABOLITE EKSTRAK DAUN PUTAT (Planchonia valida) DAN PREDIKSI POTENSINYA SEBAGAI KANDIDAT OBAT ANTIKANKER by Tribuana Tungga Dewi, Anisa Bela, Satria Prabawa, Madyawati Latief, Indra Lasmana Tarigan

“…Metode yang digunakan yaitu menganalisis senyawa yang diperoleh dari hasil LC-MS, menskrining senyawa menggunakan website pChEMBL dan ChemSpiders. Dan menggunakan webserver pChEMBL untuk mengetahui bioaktifitas dari senyawa-senyawa tersebut. …”
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Pesticidal plant extract effect against major lepidopteran insect pests and their natural enemies in rice Oryza sativa L by Atanu Seni, Rini Pal, Sanjukta Mohapatra, Dipankar Mandal, Sushil Kumar Bansude, Pinki Seth, Sarita Barla, Jubuli Sahu

“…Among these botanicals, the maximum mean population of predators (like spiders and carabid beetles) and parasitoids (like Tetrastichus schoenobii, Telenomus dignus, and Trichogramma japonicum) were observed in the A. indica and A. marmelos treatments. …”
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Silk Protein Gene Engineering and Its Applications: Recent Advances in Biomedicine Driven by Molecular Biotechnology by Ji X, Li Y, Wang J, Wang G, Ma B, Shi J, Cui C, Wang R

“…This review outlines the roles of major model organisms, such as silkworms and spiders, in silk protein production, and provides a detailed introduction to the applications of gene editing technologies (eg, CRISPR-Cas9), transgenic expression technologies, and synthetic biology techniques in silk protein genetic engineering. …”
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Spidroin-Based Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering: General Approaches and Potential Stem Cell Therapies by Qi Zhang, Min Li, Wenbo Hu, Xin Wang, Jinlian Hu

“…Spider silks are increasingly gaining interest for potential use as biomaterials in tissue engineering and biomedical applications. …”
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Predatory Gall Midge (unofficial common name), Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) by Ryan S. Osborne, Norman C. Leppla, Lance S. Osborne

“… The predatory gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot), is one of the most effective and widespread natural enemies of spider mites (Tetranychidae) (Gagne 1995). It is a particularly important natural enemy of the twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, in a number of cropping systems (Opit et al. 1997). …”
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