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The 17 pages that link to Spider venom, each with the reason it gives.

• SpiderRelated: Venom helps many spiders immobilize prey and begin its external digestion.

• Spider predationRelated: Venom helps immobilize prey and begin its digestion.

• Spider biteBroader topic: Venom accounts for the systemic or local effects of some bites.

• Spider anatomyRelated: Glands connected to the chelicerae make biting anatomy an effective prey-capture system.

• ProsomaRelated: The prosoma bears the chelicerae that inject venom into prey.

• TarantulaRelated: Tarantula venom helps subdue prey, though its effects on people vary by species.

• Venom researchBroader topic: Its diverse neuroactive peptides offer examples of toxins adapted to different prey.

• AraneomorphaeRelated: Many araneomorphs use venom injected through the fangs to subdue prey.

• Brown recluse spiderNarrower topic: Brown recluse venom is one specialized example of a much wider biological toolkit.

• LatrodectusNarrower topic: Widow spiders' medically significant bites result from their venom's effects on the nervous system.

• Evolution of spidersRelated: Venom became a specialized tool for subduing prey across many spider lineages.

• MesothelaeRelated: Venom helps mesotheles immobilize prey after a burrow-side strike.

• Redback spiderBroader topic: Redback venom contains latrotoxins that disrupt nerve signaling.

• Goliath birdeaterRelated: Its bite delivers venom that helps subdue prey, though the hairs are a prominent defense.

• PhoneutriaNarrower topic: Phoneutria’s prey capture and medical effects arise from its venom.

• Aphonopelma chalcodesRelated: Venom helps immobilize prey, though this species is generally not dangerous to people.

• Brachypelma hamoriiRelated: Venom helps immobilize prey, though this species is not considered medically significant to humans.