Spiders attack America

One of the most dangerous types of spiders in North America - the brown recluse (Loxosceles Reclusa) - began to breed crazy pace. Biologists believe that the increase in the number of those nasty creatures contributes to climate change.

At present, the spider, whose bite can kill a child or even an adult with weakened immune systems, found mainly in the Midwest and southern United States. However, population growth causes brown recluse expand the habitat, so that scientists predict the spread of killer spiders of the northern states in the coming years. According to the forecasts of researchers, in 2080 bred spiders invade Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, South Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

One of the features of this type is that the brown recluse like to settle in the neighborhood with people. As a rule, they weave spider web in the woodpile, and sheds, closets and other dry and dark places where they are rarely disturbed. However, making his way into the house, they change their habits, quickly got used to comfort. They are often found in shoes, in the folds of linen, folded clothes inside the glove, for plinths and paintings, as well as in the vicinity of heat sources.





In case of danger, the brown recluse is not running on the source of real or imaginary threats, and attacks the offender, injecting it under the skin of a potent poison. This sometimes leads to death; in other cases, a spider bite leaves painful sores and deep, prolonged healing scars. Faced with such cases, physicians often put the wrong diagnosis, confusing bite of Loxosceles Reclusa with skin cancer and other severe skin diseases.



Biologists have come to the conclusion about the need to advance to map migration of this species of spiders, in order to prevent or at least restrain the growth of incidents brown recluse. One of the study's authors, graduate student of the Institute of species diversity Erin Soap sure that the cause of new biological threats - climate change on Earth. "The results show the negative consequences of climate change on human health and are intended to help employees prepare for this threat," - wrote Soup in a scientific paper, which quotes the Daily Mail.

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