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Common rain spider

Palystes superciliosus

Oor die naam: Its common name comes from its habit of entering homes before rain. The genus Palystes is also called the lizard-eating spiders.1

OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.

Spinnekoppe

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The common rain spider is a large huntsman spider that lives across southern Africa. It often comes indoors, especially before rain, and it hunts geckos. Its size and striking leg markings make it look frightening, but its bite is not dangerous to people.1

Leef in

Southern Africa: South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Eswatini1

Afrika

Tuis

It is very common in houses and often comes indoors before rainy spells. It also lives in scrubland and savannah woodland, and has been found in cabbage, avocado and macadamia orchards.1

Lengte

3,6 cm (1,4 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It hunts geckos, which are its main prey in homes. Males are often seen from August to December, probably searching for females.1

Foto van Common rain spider — Common rain spider. Foto: Rudolph Steenkamp. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

A large huntsman spider. Its body can reach about 4 cm and its legs about 11 cm.1
Both males and females are roughly the same size.1
When threatened, it lifts into a threat pose that shows yellow and black bands on the underside of its legs.1
Females build large round silk egg sacs with twigs and leaves woven in.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its bite causes a burning sensation and swelling. The swelling lasts for a few days. Recovery is spontaneous and complete.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

In humans, the bite is no more dangerous than a bee sting. Many gardeners are bitten by protective females guarding their egg sacs.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It lifts into a threat pose that shows yellow and black banding on the underside of its legs, and females guard their egg sacs aggressively.1

As dit byt

Was die byt en sit 'n yspak daarop vir die pyn. Kry mediese hulp as die pyn erg is, versprei of die persoon sleg voel.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan 100 meter in 210 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Common rain spider in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Common rain spider omtrent 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

A wasp larva eats its paralysed spider host slowly, eating the outer flesh first and saving the vital organs until last, so the spider stays fresh.1

Pompilid wasps hunt these spiders, sting them to paralyse them, and drag them back to their nests.1

Females build an egg sac in about 3 to 5 hours.1

Mite-breker

Mite: A guinea pig died within 7 minutes after a rain spider bit it in a 1959 experiment, so the spider's venom must be deadly.

Waarheid: Further research on anaesthetised guinea pigs showed the original animal died of shock, not from the venom. In humans, the bite is no more dangerous than a bee sting.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Palystes superciliosus
Groep: Spinnekoppe
Familie: Sparassidae2
Orde: Araneae
Kontinente: Afrika
Babas: Females lay eggs in a large silk egg sac, about three sacs over their two-year lives. The spiderlings hatch inside the sac and chew their way out about three weeks later.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 2 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Palystes superciliosus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Palystes superciliosus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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