The yellow sac spider - an investigation

The Snark

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would the digestive components be effective on humans, or mammals in general for a large amount of species?
Or, possibly tripled the complexity of the issue. The venom=X?, digestive components=Y?, possible inherent bacterium carriers=Z?
Digestive components: broad spectrum enzyme actions or ? Amylase like that targets starches or Kallikrein like that bonds to any protein or?
Bacterium: common in human mouths: Staph and Strep, in dogs and cats: Pastuerella multocida, in Cheiracanthium, ??

Then we can up the ante exponentially. Dog and cat bites causing some degree of cellulitis from P Multocida are common yet very rarely reported. Compare to the number of verified Cheiracanthium bite incidents that get full lab analysis.

Then up the ante even further, dog and cat bites that get rapid treatment with alcohol or povidone iodine usually never become infected eliminating most clinical analysis. Same for potential Cheiracanthium infections?

Essentially, we don't have a molecular analysis like Latrotoxin, we don't have a known necrotic agent as in the Recluse venom, and mostly we have vague systemic reactions reported that may not even be related to the spider venom.

This reminds me of a comment in Rosencrantz and Guidenstern are Dead: like blind men looting a bazaar for their own portraits.
 
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