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Daddy long-legs spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Oor die naam: Its common name 'daddy long-legs' refers to its very long legs.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 daddy long-legs spider is a small spider with very long, thin legs. It lives indoors in quiet, dim corners of homes, cellars and garages, and it is found in most temperate countries on every continent. It is valued because it hunts other spiders, including the dangerous redback spider.1

Leef in

Most temperate countries on every continent, spread worldwide by humans. Recent authorities say it is native only to Asia.1

Europa, Asië

Tuis

It prefers warm, dimly lit, dark and quiet places, so it is most often found in the corners of buildings, people's homes and attics, and on ceilings in rooms, garages and cellars. Outdoors, it lives in caves and between rock crevices.1

Lengte

7 cm (2,8 in)3

tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier

Topspoed

omtrent 1,3 km/h (0,81 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats insects, other spiders and small invertebrates. Unlike many spiders that wait for prey to blunder into their webs, it often leaves its web to hunt spiders and their eggs. When prey is scarce, both males and females will eat each other.1

Foto van Daddy long-legs spider — Daddy long-legs spider. Foto: Olei. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Small body, about 6 to 10 mm long in males and 7 to 8 mm on average in females, not counting the legs.1
Eight very long, thin legs covered in fine grey bristles. The legs are about 5 to 6 times the length of the body.1
Translucent grey or pale brown body, with a dark spot on the back of the front body part and dark, blurred spots on the top of the rear body part.1
Eight eyes: a pair of small dark eyes at the front, followed by three rows of pairs of larger eyes.1
Loose, horizontal webs with many irregularities, often tangled with the webs of other spiders.1

Word dikwels verwar met: It is often called 'daddy long-legs', a name also used for crane flies and harvestmen. Crane flies are insects, and harvestmen belong to a different group of arachnids (the order Opiliones), so they are not spiders.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom is used to subdue prey, and it can bite. According to researchers, its venom has negligible effects on humans and other mammals. A bite causes a mild stinging sensation with no long-term health effects.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

It is considered harmless to humans. Bites are hardly ever reported, and a bite causes only mild stinging.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When it senses danger, it swings its body round in a circle repeatedly while its legs stay fixed on the web, a movement called whirling.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?

so lank soos 2 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 280 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Daddy long-legs 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)

Daddy long-legs spider omtrent 1,3 km/h (0,81 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

It hunts redback spiders, which are among the most venomous spiders in the world.1

It fakes the vibrations of a trapped insect in its web, then waits on its long legs until the prey touches one of them before attacking.1

Its whirling defence can last several hours or even days when it is threatened by jumping spiders.1

Its silk has been reported to have potential medicinal uses.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Daddy long-legs spiders cannot bite humans because their fangs cannot get through human skin.

Waarheid: Their fangs are about 0.25 mm long, and human skin is about 0.1 mm thick, so they can bite. Bites are very rarely reported, and they cause only mild stinging.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Pholcus phalangioides
Groep: Spinnekoppe
Familie: Pholcidae2
Orde: Araneae
Kontinente: Europa, Asië
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Pholcus phalangioides (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Pholcus phalangioides (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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