Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022 02;119(5)
Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;
The King Baboon spider, , is a burrowing African tarantula. Its impressive size and appealing coloration are tempered by reports describing severe localized pain, swelling, itchiness, and muscle cramping after accidental envenomation. Hyperalgesia is the most prominent symptom after bites from , but the molecular basis by which the venom induces pain is unknown. Read More