MS Bonnet
The toxicology of Latrodectus tredecimguttatus: the Mediterranean Black Widow Spider
Homeopathy, 2004, 93: 27-33

The symptomatology of envenomation by the Mediterranean Black Widow Spider, Latrodectus tredecimguttatus, is reviewed. The results confirm the hypothesis that the homeopathic remedy, Tarentula hispanica, is derived from this spider, not from the Wolf spider, Lycosa tarentula.