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An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites
Authors: Mammola Stefano, Malumbres-Olarte Jagoba, Arabesky Valeria, Barrales-Alcalá Diego Alejandro, Barrion-Dupo Aimee Lynn, Benamú Marco Antonio, Bird Tharina L., Bogomolova Maria, Cardoso Pedro, Chatzaki Maria, Cheng Ren-Chung, Chu Tien-Ai, Classen-Rodríguez Leticia M., Čupić Iva, Dhiya’ulhaq Naufal Urfi, Drapeau Picard André-Philippe, El-Hennawy Hisham K., Elverici Mert, Fukushima Caroline S., Ganem Zeana, Gavish-Regev Efrat, Gonnye Naledi T., Hacala Axel, Haddad Charles R., Hesselberg Thomas, Tian Ho Tammy Ai, Into Thanakorn, Isaia Marco, Jayaraman Dharmaraj, Karuaera Nanguei, Khalap Rajashree, Khalap Kiran, Kim Dongyoung, Korhonen Tuuli, Kralj-Fišer Simona, Land Heidi, Lin Shou-Wang, Loboda Sarah, Lowe Elizabeth, Lubin Yael, Martínez Alejandro, Mbo Zingisile, Miličić Marija, Kioko Grace Mwende, Nanni Veronica, Norma-Rashid Yusoff, Nwankwo Daniel, Painting Christina J., Pang Aleck, Pantini Paolo, Pavlek Martina, Pearce Richard, Petcharad Booppa, Pétillon Julien, Raberahona Onjaherizo Christian, Saarinen Joni A., Segura-Hernández Laura, Sentenská Lenka, Uhl Gabriele, Walker Leilani, Warui Charles M., Wiśniewski Konrad, Zamani Alireza, Scott Catherine, Chuang Angela
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Scientific Data
Journal acronym: Sci Data
Article number: 109
Volume: 9
eISSN: 2052-4463
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01197-6
Web address : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-022-01197-6
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/174557227
Mass media plays an important role in the construction and circulation of risk perception associated with animals. Widely feared groups such as spiders frequently end up in the spotlight of traditional and social media. We compiled an expert-curated global database on the online newspaper coverage of human-spider encounters over the past ten years (2010–2020). This database includes information about the location of each human-spider encounter reported in the news article and a quantitative characterisation of the content—location, presence of photographs of spiders and bites, number and type of errors, consultation of experts, and a subjective assessment of sensationalism. In total, we collected 5348 unique news articles from 81 countries in 40 languages. The database refers to 211 identified and unidentified spider species and 2644 unique human-spider encounters (1121 bites and 147 as deadly bites). To facilitate data reuse, we explain the main caveats that need to be made when analysing this database and discuss research ideas and questions that can be explored with it.
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