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Goldenrod crab spider

Misumena vatia

Oor die naam: Crab spiders get their name from their unusual ability to walk sideways as well as forwards and backwards, like a crab.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 goldenrod crab spider is a small, flat spider that hides on flowers and waits for insects to land nearby. It lives in Europe and North America. It is named for the way it walks, and it can change its colour to match the flower it sits on.1

Leef in

Europe and North America1

Europa, Asië, Noord-Amerika

Tuis

This spider prefers temperate climates and mostly lives in forest areas. It sits on flowers and plants such as goldenrod, milkweed, daisies, clover and buttercups, where it waits to catch insects.1

Lengte

1 cm (0,4 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,8 km/h (0,5 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats insects such as flies, bees, butterflies, grasshoppers, dragonflies and hoverflies. It waits camouflaged on flowers, grabs its prey and injects venom and digestive enzymes, then sucks out the liquid insides.1

Foto van Goldenrod crab spider — Goldenrod crab spider. Foto: Wolfgang Jauch. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Wide, flat, short body that is shaped like a crab.1
Usually yellow or white, or a pattern of these two colours. It can also be pale green or pink, with white.1
Females have white or yellow legs. Males are darker, with red or brown outer shells and red and white bands.1
Holds its first two pairs of legs open, which are the longest, ready to grab prey.1
Can walk sideways, forwards and backwards.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Mecaphesa asperata is similar in size and shape, but it is light grey to brown with pink stripes on its abdomen and cephalothorax. Diaea crab spiders can be lime green, and some Xysticus and Coriarchne species are brown.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 paralysing, which means it stops prey from moving. The spider injects digestive enzymes with its fangs to break down the insides of its prey. The venom is too weak to harm larger animals.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

This spider is harmless to humans. Its fangs are not strong enough to pierce human skin, and its venom is too weak to harm larger animals.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 Goldenrod crab 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)

Goldenrod crab spider omtrent 0,8 km/h (0,5 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Females can change colour from yellow to white, or back again, to match the flower they sit on. This process can take up to 25 days.1

The spider can catch prey much larger than itself, because its paralysing venom works so well.1

Unlike many spiders, it does not wrap its prey in silk. It relies entirely on venom to hold its meals still.1

Females leave silk trails called draglines behind them as they move, and males follow these trails rather than pheromones.1

Females wait on flowers and do not travel far, while males roam over great distances to look for mates.1

Females live longer than males, on average.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Because it is a venomous spider with a name like Whitedeath, it is dangerous to people.

Waarheid: The goldenrod crab spider is harmless to humans. Its fangs cannot pierce human skin, and its venom is too weak to harm larger animals.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Misumena vatia
Groep: Spinnekoppe
Familie: Thomisidae2
Orde: Araneae
Kontinente: Europa, Asië, Noord-Amerika
Babas: After mating, females guard their nests until the young hatch, and then they die.1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Misumena vatia (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Misumena vatia (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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