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13 lip 2021 · Using the forced-choice paradigm, we investigated which cues humans perceive as frightening and disgusting in spiders, one of the most unpleasant animals in the world. The research was carried out with a representative sample of N = 1,015 Slovak adults.
4 paź 2021 · Why do many of us kill spiders so casually, swatting out their lives with our god-like power, almost like it's a reflex? Of course, humans routinely kill animals when it's convenient –...
21 wrz 2020 · Venom from a male funnel web spider can kill vertebrates, including humans. David Wilson Spider sleuthing. We set out to solve this mystery, using molecular analysis of the venom.
22 wrz 2020 · In findings published today, we reveal how the highly toxic and quick-acting venom of male funnel-web spiders is likely to have developed as a defence against predators. When male funnel-web spiders are young, their venom is potent mainly to insects, which they eat.
4 sty 2024 · It’s not possible to read a spider’s mind, but research has uncovered some surprising insights about how they behave around humans. Take the Jorō spider, Trichonephila clavata.
20 lut 2024 · It's pure evolutionary coincidence that the male Sydney Funnel Web spider can kill a human in 15 minutes.
15 lis 2021 · To investigate this apparent paradox, we turned to the only close relatives of spiders that pose a real danger to humans: scorpions. We adopted a unique methodology in order to assess authentic...
