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Eastern mouse spider

Missulena bradleyi
Oor die naam: It was named in honour of Henry Houghton Burton Bradley, who collected the first specimen in North Sydney in 1914.1
Moet 'n dokter sienSelde dodelik, maar 'n byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word.
Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The eastern mouse spider is a spider from the family Actinopodidae. It lives only on the eastern coast of Australia. People often mistake it for the Australian funnel-web spider, which is more dangerous, so knowing the difference matters.1

Leef in
Eastern coast of Australia1
Australië & Oseanië
Tuis
It lives in burrows in the ground. Males wander around in autumn and early winter looking for mates, and they sometimes fall into swimming pools.1
Lengte
5 cm (2 in)3
tipiese grootte van 'n volwasse dier
Topspoed
omtrent 1,2 km/h (0,75 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Regtig waar!Foto van Eastern mouse spider
Eastern mouse spider. Foto: James K. Douch. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Females are large and very strong, with powerful jaws called chelicerae.1
  • Females have a shiny black carapace (the hard upper shell of the body) and an abdomen (rear body) coloured brown to almost black.1
  • Males have an all-black carapace and a trapezium-shaped (four-sided, with two parallel sides) lighter patch on top of the abdomen, which can be white, pale blue or mauve.1
  • Their fangs often cross over slightly.1
  • The burrow entrance is hidden by a flap of silk, which can be found by brushing away loose soil.1

Word dikwels verwar met: It is often mistaken for the Australian funnel-web spider. Funnel-web fangs stay parallel, while mouse spider fangs often cross over slightly. Funnel-webs often have a drop of venom on their fang tips and have longer spinnerets (silk-producing organs at the rear of the abdomen).1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Common symptoms of a bite are numbness and tingling at the bite site, sweating, headache and nausea. Its venom contains toxins similar to robustoxin, the toxin found in Australian funnel-web spider venom. Severe reactions are rare.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: Ernstig'n Byt moet deur 'n dokter gesien word. Sterftes is baie skaars.

Although it appears to be the most dangerous member of its genus, serious envenomations by this species are relatively rare. Most documented bites did not need antivenom or cause serious symptoms. Only one severe case is recorded: a 19-month-old child who developed high blood pressure, muscle spasms, an arched back and unconsciousness.1

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

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Compared with the Australian funnel-web spider, it is far less aggressive towards humans and often gives dry bites, which deliver no venom.1

As dit byt

  • The child with the severe case responded well to funnel-web spider antivenom. Australian funnel-web spider antivenom has been found to be effective in treating severe mouse spider bites.1
  • Was die byt en koel dit af. Kry mediese hulp as die pyn erg is of die persoon sleg voel.
  • In Australië, behandel enige byt van 'n groot swart spinnekop as 'n tregterwebspinnekop-byt: Drukimmobilisasie: draai 'n stewige elastiese verband oor die byt en dan op oor die hele arm of been, spalk dit en hou die persoon heeltemal stil totdat hulp opdaag.

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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Eastern mouse spider omtrent 5 cm lank (2 in)'n Skuifspeld omtrent 3 cm (1,2 in)'n Slimfoon omtrent 15 cm (5,9 in)
korter as jou pinkiekan 100 meter in 300 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Eastern mouse spider in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

1

Its venom contains toxins similar to robustoxin, which is found in Australian funnel-web spider venom.1

2

Australian funnel-web spider antivenom has been found to work against severe mouse spider bites.1

3

Males roam in autumn and early winter, which is when envenomation cases have peaked.1

4

Rainbow described the specimen as a beautiful and strikingly marked novelty.1

Mite-breker

Mite: It is as dangerous as the Australian funnel-web spider.

Waarheid: It is far less aggressive towards humans, often gives dry bites, and serious envenomations are relatively rare.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Missulena bradleyi
Groep
Tarantulas & tregterwebspinnekoppe
Familie
Actinopodidae2
Orde
Araneae
Kontinente
Australië & Oseanië
Gevaar vir mense
3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Missulena bradleyi (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Missulena bradleyi (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
  3. 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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