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Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert

Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert

by Natt N. Dodge

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Author
Dodge, Natt N. (Natt Noyes), 1900-1982
Credits
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
QL: Science: Zoology
Subject
Desert animals -- Southwest, New
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 54548
Release Date
April 14, 2017
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.POISONOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT — POISONOUS DWELLERS OF THE DESERT
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.ILLUSTRATIONS — EDITORIAL NOTE ABOUT INSECTICIDES — ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  4. 4.Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert
  5. 5.Giant desert centipede ( Scolopendra heros )
  6. 6.Scorpions — Treatment of scorpion stings — Where scorpions live
  7. 7.Black widow spider ( Lactrodectus mactans ) — Where black widows live — Black widow bites — Treatment of black widow bites — Control of black widows
  8. 8.Brown recluse spider and its venomous relatives — Where found — The brown recluse bite — Treatment for bite of the brown recluse spider
  9. 9.Tarantulas ( Avicularia sp.)
  10. 10.Conenose bug (Kissing bug, Bellows bug, Walpai tiger, Cross bug, others) ( Triatoma sp.) — Habitat of conenose bugs — Treatment of conenose bites — Control of conenose bugs
  11. 11.Ants, wasps, hornets, bees — Ants and velvet ants — Control of ants — Wasps, hornets, yellowjackets, bees
  12. 12.Honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) — How a bee stings — Treatment of bee sting
  13. 13.Puss Caterpillar ( Megalopyge opercularis )
  14. 14.Arizona coral snake ( Micruroides euryxanthus )
  15. 15.Rattlesnakes (Genus Crotalus , spp.) — Where rattlesnakes are found — Protective clothing — Rattlesnake relatives — The Sidewinder — Helpful precautions — First aid for rattlesnake bite
  16. 16.Back-fanged snakes
  17. 17.Gila monster ( Heloderma suspectum ) — Food and habits — Poison of the Gila monster
  18. 18.Harmless Creatures Mistakenly Believed Poisonous
  19. 19.Banded gecko ( Coleonyx variegatus )
  20. 20.Solpugid ( Eremobates sp.)
  21. 21.Jerusalem cricket ( Stenopelmatus sp.)
  22. 22.Vinegaroon ( Trithyreus sp.)
  23. 23.REFERENCES CITED
  24. 24.PUBLICATIONS YOU MAY WISH TO READ
  25. 25.INDEX
  26. 26.ERRATUM
  27. 27.Transcriber’s Notes

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