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Ontogeny of Venom Use and Venom Composition in the Western Widow Spider Latrodectus Hesperus
… ecology of venom and venom use by the western widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus), emphasizing the role of ontogeny. In an introductory paper, I reviewed existing definitions of venom and poison, and refined these by adding a third category of toxic biological secretions: toxungen. These three …