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Cupboard spider

Steatoda grossa

Oor die naam: Its names 'false black widow' and 'false widow' come from how much it looks like the black widow spider.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 cupboard spider is a common house spider that lives in dark corners and builds messy, three-dimensional webs. It is often mistaken for the dangerous black widow, but its bite is usually minor. Its name shows that it is found in many parts of the world, including Europe, temperate Asia and areas where it has been introduced.1

Leef in

Native to Europe and much of temperate Asia. Introduced to North and South America, Macaronesia, Africa, New Zealand and Hawaii.1

Europa

Tuis

It constructs three-dimensional webs in dark places. In South Africa it has been found in grassland, fynbos, Nama Karoo and savanna biomes.1

Lengte

1,1 cm (0,4 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,86 km/h (0,53 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It builds a cobweb of sticky silk fibres and depends mostly on vibrations travelling through the web to find prey. It reportedly preys on black widows.1

Foto van Cupboard spider — Cupboard spider. Foto: Ryan Kaldari, no known copyright restrictions (public domain). Public domain, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Adult females are 6 to 10.5 mm long, dark coloured and round-bodied, with a bulbous abdomen.1
Typical colour ranges from purplish brown to black, with light-coloured markings.1
It has no bright red hourglass pattern or other bright, distinctive markings.1
Males are thinner and can be nearly as long as females, at 4.1 to 10 mm.1
Sexually mature males have lighter, more reddish legs than females.1

Word dikwels verwar met: It is often confused with black widows and redbacks (Latrodectus species), which have a bright red hourglass pattern that this spider lacks. Steatoda borealis is similar in shape but slightly smaller and found in colder climates. It has coloured markings on the top of the abdomen rather than the underside.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

The bite is minor in humans and has no long-lasting effects. Symptoms can include blistering at the bite site and pain. A few cases have included fever, nausea, sweating and a general feeling of being unwell that lasted several days.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

The spider is not aggressive. Most injuries to people happen when a spider is accidentally squeezed or pinched and bites in defence. It is possible that a spider may bite a finger pushed into its web by mistake.1

Goeie nuus: dokters het 'n medisyne (teengif) of 'n behandeling hiervoor.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It usually flees when a large creature comes near, and it bites when it is squeezed or pinched.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?

klein genoeg om op jou vingernael te sit

Hoe groot is Cupboard 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)

Cupboard spider omtrent 0,86 km/h (0,53 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Director Sam Raimi chose this spider to play the radioactive spider that bites Peter Parker in the 2002 film Spider-Man. The filming spider was painted with red and blue makeup.1

The spider reportedly preys on black widows, which can make it useful to have around.1

It can go several months without feeding, as long as it has access to water.1

Females can live up to six years, while males typically live 1 to 1.5 years and often die shortly after mating.1

Mite-breker

Mite: It is a dangerous widow spider, just like the black widow.

Waarheid: Its bite is minor in humans and has no long-lasting effects, although it can cause pain, blistering and, in a few cases, several days of feeling unwell.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Steatoda grossa
Groep: Spinnekoppe
Familie: Theridiidae2
Orde: Araneae
Kontinente: Europa
Babas: A well-fed female can lay three or more egg sacs each year, with 40 to 100 eggs in each sac. The eggs usually hatch within a month at normal household temperature and humidity, and the spiderlings are independent from the moment they hatch.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 6 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Steatoda grossa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Steatoda grossa (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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