TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - SPIDERS A1 - Suchard, Jeffrey R. A2 - Olson, Kent R. A2 - Anderson, Ilene B. A2 - Benowitz, Neal L. A2 - Blanc, Paul D. A2 - Clark, Richard F. A2 - Kearney, Thomas E. A2 - Kim-Katz, Susan Y. A2 - Wu, Alan H. B. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e AB - Many thousands of spider species are found worldwide, and nearly all possess venom glands connected to fangs in the large, paired jaw-like structures known as chelicerae. Fortunately, only a very few spider species have fangs long and tough enough to pierce human skin. In the United States, these spiders include Latrodectus (widow spider) and Loxosceles (brown spider) species, tarantulas (a common name given to several large spider species), and a few others. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179992617 ER -