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When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

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Spiders give just about everybody the heebie-jeebies. Indeed, it’s safe to say these eight-legged arachnids evoke fear and screams from countless individuals nationwide. Even if you don’t suffer from ...

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One of the most common signs of spider mite infestation is yellowing leaves. The pests suck out the chlorophyll, resulting ...

The parasitic mites were found on juvenile arachnids in the Butantan Institute collection. The larvae of Araneothrombium ...