Nr. 0703 van 1 402

Dancing white lady spider

Leucorchestris arenicola

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

ByteEet: Vleis

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

The dancing white lady spider is a huntsman spider that lives in the sand dunes of the Namib Desert in Namibia. It hides in burrows during the hot day and comes out at night, when it can tap on the sand to send messages to other spiders.1

Leef in

Namib Desert, Namibia1

Afrika

Tuis

Bare sand dunes in the Namib Desert. Each spider lives in a silk-lined burrow dug into the sand, with a territory of about a 3 metre radius around it. It stays in the burrow by day to avoid the heat of the sun.1

Lengte

3,2 cm (1,3 in)1

Topspoed

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

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats a wide range of insects, arachnids and reptiles, mostly nocturnal prey such as beetles, moths and weevils. It uses a sit-and-wait strategy, staying in its territory until prey arrives. Larger males sometimes eat other spiders.1

Foto van Dancing white lady spider — Dancing white lady spider. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Creamy white in colour1
Body length up to 32 mm1
Males have leg spans up to 14 cm and are lighter in weight than females1
In males, 5 to 8 legs have a median tibia dorsal spine, a small spine on the leg; in females it is seen on no more than 4 legs and is rarely present1
Active at night only, wandering over the sand1

Word dikwels verwar met: It is often mistaken for the wheel spider (Carparachne aureoflava), which has a similar name and lives in the same area. They are different species.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

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 Dancing white lady 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)

Dancing white lady 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

The spiders communicate by tapping their front legs on the sand. This seismic signalling is called drumming.1

Males may be attacked and killed by females if their drumming signal is too much like that of prey.1

Males can travel more than 50 metres in one night while searching for a mate.1

Each spider has eight eyes arranged to give a full panoramic view of its surroundings, which is unusual for spiders at night.1

Burrows can be up to 40 cm long and 25 cm deep, and their shape keeps them cooler than the surface.1

Females live about 6 months, while males live only 1 to 2 months.1

Mite-breker

Mite: It is the same spider as the wheel spider

Waarheid: It is often confused with the wheel spider, but they are different species, even though they live in the same place.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Leucorchestris arenicola
Groep: Spinnekoppe
Familie: Sparassidae2
Orde: Araneae
Kontinente: Afrika
Babas: The female lays egg clutches of about 76 eggs on average, hidden in a cocoon about 12 cm deep in the burrow. The eggs have an incubation period of 15 days.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 0,5 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Leucorchestris arenicola (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Leucorchestris arenicola (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.

Elke feit op hierdie bladsy het 'n nommer wat na sy bron wys. As ons iets verkeerd het, jammer, ons is dierfanatici, nie 'n wetenskaplike joernaal nie. Laat weet ons by [email protected] en ons maak dit reg.

Die skerpioen is honger! Venom Wiki is 'n eenmanprojek: gratis, sonder advertensies en sonder spoorsnyers. 'n Klein fooitjie help om dit aanlyn te hou.Voer die skerpioen