The new species of the most venomous spider in the world can grow up to 4.5cm long - almost double the size of a regular ...

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While in southern India, scientists recently stumbled upon some unusual spiders. The arachnids — which were brown, hairy and ...

Thus, the clinical manifestation depends on the number of organs affected, the composition of the emboli, and the quantity of the embolus expelled from the atherosclerotic plaque. An isolated ...

The world’s most dangerous spider just got deadlier. And they’re on the move, with a baby already bitten this season.

Males in this genus can be identified by their “cork-screw shaped embolus,” which is their sex organ. It was found “well camouflaged” in a rocky area, researchers said. Photo from the ...

Embolic problems result in a greater degree of ischemia than thrombosis, as the embolus characteristically lodges in a "virgin" vascular bed with no prior collateral development. On the contrary ...

Where else would it live?A larger and deadlier species of funnel-web spider, dubbed the ‘Big Boy’, has been discovered ...

Or, the heart problem may cause a stroke, such as when atrial fibrillation produces an embolus to the brain. Additionally, a stroke can precipitate a heart problem. As many as 13% of people who have ...