LEADER 03872nam 2200613 450 001 9910788289903321 005 20211101165109.0 010 $a0-8014-5615-0 010 $a0-8014-7985-1 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801456169 035 $a(CKB)2670000000615495 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001483862 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12637991 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001483862 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11429156 035 $a(PQKB)11285412 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138730 035 $a(OCoLC)1080549872 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse58589 035 $a(DE-B1597)481759 035 $a(OCoLC)908550533 035 $a(OCoLC)984682761 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801456169 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138730 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11052030 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL782781 035 $a(OCoLC)922998465 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000615495 100 $a20141006d2015 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe brown recluse spider /$fRichard S. Vetter 210 1$aIthaca :$cComstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (197 pages) $cillustrations (some color) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8014-5399-2 311 $a0-8014-5616-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTaxonomy -- Identification -- Misidentification -- Life history and biology -- Distribution -- Medical aspects -- Medical misdiagnoses -- Human psychology and the brown recluse spider -- Bites and alleged bites by other spiders -- Control measures. 330 $aThe brown recluse is a fascinating spider very well adapted to dwelling in houses and other buildings. Because of this very quality and the ghastly reputation associated with the medical consequences of its bite, it has become infamous throughout North America. Although recluse spiders can cause serious skin injuries and, in very rare cases, death, the danger posed by this spider is often exaggerated as a result of arachnophobia and the misdiagnosis of non-spider-related conditions as brown recluse bites. These misdiagnoses often occur in areas of North America where the spider does not exist, making legitimate bites improbable. One of the greatest factors that keeps the myths alive is misidentification of common (and harmless) spiders as brown recluses. With this book, Richard S. Vetter hopes to educate readers regarding the biology of the spider and medical aspects of its bites, to reduce the incidence of misdiagnoses, and to quell misplaced anxiety.In The Brown Recluse Spider, Vetter covers topics such as taxonomy, identification, misidentification, life history characteristics and biology, medical aspects of envenomations, medical conditions misdiagnosed as brown recluse bites, other spider species of medical consideration (several of which have been wrongly implicated as threats to human health), and the psychology behind the entrenched reasons why people believe so deeply in the presence of the spider in the face of strong, contradictory information. Vetter also makes recommendations for control of the spider for households in areas where the spiders are found and describes other species of recluse spiders in North America. Although The Brown Recluse Spider was written for a general audience, it is also a valuable source of information for arachnologists and medical personnel. 606 $aBrown recluse spider 615 0$aBrown recluse spider. 676 $a595.4/4 700 $aVetter$b Richard S.$f1955-$01577141 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788289903321 996 $aThe brown recluse spider$93855484 997 $aUNINA