As venomous creatures, Spiders employ their chemical arsenal for prey acquisition or self-defense. Their venom contains small ...

they have chelicerae – external structures that work somewhat like a jaw. Spiders use their chelicerae to hold prey in place while they inject it with venom. Instead of chewing their food with ...

Now, scientists understand the structure of this neurotoxin ... the complexities involved with the neurotoxin venom released by the Black widow spider. However, Professors Gatsogiannis and Heuer ...

In previous work, the research group led by Gatsogiannis had already deciphered the structure of insect-specific latrotoxins in the venom of the black widow spider before inserting into the membrane.