Hexophthalma
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Hexophthalma is a southern African genus of spiders in the family Sicariidae. The English name six-eyed sand spiders is used for members of the genus, particularly Hexophthalma hahni.
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H. hahni
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Recluse spider
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Recluse spiders are now identified as members of the family Sicariidae, having formerly been placed in their own family, the Loxoscelidae. Although recluse spiders are feared, they are usually not agg
Hexophthalma
…are caused by a family of proteins related to sphingomyelinase D, present in the venom of all sicariid spiders. In this respect, the genus resembles Loxosceles, the recluse spiders. However, most Hexophthalama species have only been studied in vitro, and the detailed effects of their venom in humans and other…
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