EditorialModels of venomous animals at the home of Leslie Boyer, a professor emeritus of pathology at the University of Arizona and founder of the Venom Immunochemistry, Pharmacology, and Emergency Response Institute, Tucson, Arizona, Apr. 1, 2022. (Ash Ponders/The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, shows an image depicting a dorsal view of a highly venomous brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, featuring a characteristic violin-shaped marking visible on its dorsal cephalothorax. (Margaret Parsons/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via The New York Times)
EditorialChris Looney, a Washington State entomologist, displays a dead Asian giant hornet on his jacket in Blaine, Wash., April 23, 2020. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)