cooked tarantula spiders considered delicacy in cambodia.
spider venoms may less polluting alternative conventional pesticides, deadly insects great majority harmless vertebrates. australian funnel web spiders promising source, of world s insect pests have had no opportunity develop immunity venom, , funnel web spiders thrive in captivity , easy milk . may possible target specific pests engineering genes production of spider toxins viruses infect species such cotton bollworms.
the ch ol maya use beverage created tarantula species brachypelma vagans treatment of condition term tarantula wind , symptoms of include chest pain, asthma , coughing.
possible medical uses spider venoms being investigated, treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, alzheimer s disease, strokes, , erectile dysfunction. peptide gsmtx-4, found in venom of brachypelma vagans, being researched determine whether or not used treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, muscular dystrophy or glioma. because spider silk both light , strong, attempts being made produce in goats milk , in leaves of plants, means of genetic engineering.
spiders can used food. cooked tarantula spiders considered delicacy in cambodia, , piaroa indians of southern venezuela – provided highly irritant hairs, spiders main defense system, removed first.
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