ID#: 10078
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Under a magnification of 6922x this scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image depicted the striated texture found on the exoskeletal surface of a venomous brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, found inhabiting a Kentucky farm. As arthropods, spiders possess an exoskeleton composed of chitin, which provides increased strength, and durability, as an exoskeletal foundation. L. reclusa is sometimes referred to as the violin, or fiddle spider, for on its cephalothorax, one will see what appears to be a marking resembling these stringed instruments, which is quite evident in the color photograph PHIL 1125, depicting a live specimen. Also see PHIL 2224, and 6268 for additional brown recluse images.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Leah Lowrey, Michael Smith
Creation Date: 2007
Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr
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