Spider and Tick News

Posted July 16, 2012:

• Force of Nature: Defining the Mechanical Mechanisms in Living Cells
• Protein Found in Spider Venom Could Treat Muscular Dystrophy

Posted July 2, 2012:

• Are Brown Widows Displacing Black Widow Spiders Around Southern California Homes?

Posted June 23, 2012:

• Novel Animal Reservoir for Group of Tick-Borne Diseases Discovered -- And It Lives in Your Backyard

Posted June 21, 2012:

• Spiders Enlisted in Fight Against Woodworms: Could They Also Help Control Malaria?

Posted June 18, 2012:

• Increase in Lyme Disease Mirrors Drop in Red Fox Numbers

Posted June 14, 2012:

• Grasshoppers Frightened by Spiders Affect Whole Ecosystem

Posted June 7, 2012:

• Vampire Jumping Spiders Identify Victims by Their Antennae

Posted May 23, 2012:

• Velvet Spiders Emerge from Underground in New Cybertaxonomic Monograph

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Touching Tarantulas: Overcoming Phobias With Brief Therapy

Posted May 16, 2012:

• Bats: A Good Immune System Ensures Success in Reproduction

Posted May 11, 2012:

• An Incisive Design Solution: The Spider's Venomous Fang

Posted May 8, 2012:

• New Species of Auburn Tiger Trapdoor Spider Discovered in a College Town Backyard

Posted April 26, 2012:

• Seabirds, a Key Factor in the Dispersal of Parasites

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Discerning Males Remain Faithful ... If You Are a Spider

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Deadly Cat Disease: Effective Treatment for Bobcat Fever

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Mites Form Friendly Societies: Predatory Mites Who Stick With Familiar Individuals Are More Efficient at Finding Food

Posted March 16, 2012:

• Lyme Disease Surge Predicted for Northeastern US: Due to Acorns and Mice, Not Mild Winter

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Predicting the Spread of Ticks Across Canada
• Spider Silk Conducts Heat as Well as Metals

Posted March 1, 2012:

• Fancy Footwork and Non-Stick Leg Coating Helps Spiders Not Stick to Their Own Webs

Posted February 27, 2012:

• Study Extends the 'Ecology of Fear' to Fear of Parasites

Posted February 22, 2012:

• If You're Afraid of Spiders, They Seem Bigger: Phobia's Effect on Perception of Feared Object Allows Fear to Persist

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Most Stretchable Spider Silk Reported: Study Conducted With Egg Sacs Collected from Natural Environment

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Spider Web's Strength Lies in More Than Its Silk

Posted January 6, 2012:

• Hybrid Silkworms Spin Stronger Spider Silk

Posted January 4, 2012:

• How Can Lyme Disease Be Prevented and Controlled?
• How Male Spiders Use Eavesdropping to One-Up Their Rivals

Posted December 19, 2011:

• First Aid After Tick Bites

Posted December 12, 2011:

• Bigger, Scarier Weapons Help Spiders Get the Girl
• Whole New Meaning for Thinking on Your Feet: Brains of Small Spiders Overflow Into Legs

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Patterns Seen in Spider Silk and Melodies Connected

Posted December 6, 2011:

• New Tick-Borne Disease Discovered in Sweden

Posted November 24, 2011:

• Spiders, Webs and Insects: A New Perspective on Evolutionary History

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Big Pest, Small Genome: Two-Spotted Spider Mite Genome Decoded

Posted November 8, 2011:

• Hi-Tech Scans Catch Prehistoric Mite Hitching Ride on Spider

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Unknown Species and Larval Stages of Extremely Long-Legged Beetles Discovered by DNA Test

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Warning Signs Can Prevent Deer-Vehicle Collisions, Canadian Study Shows

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Natural Pesticide Protects Cattle Against Ticks in Africa

Posted October 6, 2011:

• Improve Cattle in US and South Africa

Posted October 4, 2011:

• Developing East Coast Fever Vaccine

Posted October 3, 2011:

• Tick Responsible for Equine Piroplasmosis Outbreak Identified

Posted September 15, 2011:

• When Ticks Transmit Dangerous Pathogens: Local Antibiotic Therapy Stops Lyme Disease

Posted September 6, 2011:

• Circadian Clocks in a Blind Fish

Posted August 17, 2011:

• Why Spiders Don't Drop Off of Their Threads: Source of Spider Silk's Extreme Strength Unveiled

Posted August 10, 2011:

• Genetically Engineered Spider Silk for Gene Therapy

Posted August 3, 2011:

• New Bacterium Found Causing Tick-Borne Illness Ehrlichiosis in Wisconsin and Minnesota

Posted July 1, 2011:

• Web Weaving Skills Provide Clues to Aging, Spider Study Reveals

Posted June 30, 2011:

• Tarantula's Double Beating Heart Revealed by MRI
• Predicting Locations for Deer Vs. Car Collisions

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