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Joro spider

Trichonephila clavata
Oor die naam: Its common name comes from the jorōgumo, a legendary spider in Japanese folklore.1
OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.
Spinnekoppe ByteEet: Insekte
Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The Joro spider is a large orb-weaving spider from East Asia. It has spread into parts of the eastern United States since the 2010s. It rarely bites people, and its venom is not medically significant.1

Leef in
East Asia (China, Japan except Hokkaidō, Korea, Taiwan); spreading across parts of the eastern United States1
Asië
Tuis
Females build large webs and lay egg sacks on trees. In North America, the spider has also been seen in cities, on streetlamps and telephone poles.1
Lengte
2,5 cm (1 in)1
Topspoed
omtrent 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It eats mainly invasive or nuisance insects. It has been seen catching the brown marmorated stink bug, which native spiders in North America have not been known to eat.1
Regtig waar!Foto van Joro spider
Joro spider. Foto: Kumon. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Adult females have stripes of yellow and dark blue, with red toward the rear of the abdomen.1
  • Both sexes have a large abdomen and long legs.1
  • Females are much larger than males: about 1.7 to 2.5 cm, compared with about 0.7 to 1.0 cm for males.1
  • The web's yellow threads look gold in sunlight. The web has three layers, unusual for an orb web: a central orb, plus two irregular layers in front and behind it.1
  • Females' webs may reach several metres across.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 weak. A bite causes temporary pain and redness, which has been compared to a bee sting. The venom is not medically significant.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Its bite does not pose significant risks to humans. Its fangs are small and it is reluctant to bite, so bites are unlikely.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It is reluctant to bite.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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Joro spider omtrent 2,5 cm lank (1 in)'n 1-euro-muntstuk omtrent 2,3 cm (0,9 in)'n Skuifspeld omtrent 3 cm (1,2 in)
omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan 100 meter in 210 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Joro 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

Females spin webs several metres long, and their yellow threads look gold in sunlight.1

2

The name comes from a shape-shifting spider in Japanese folklore that can breathe fire and control other spiders.1

3

By October 2022, its range covered at least 120,000 km² across several US states.1

4

In the Ao-Naga people's food tradition, this spider is eaten.1

5

The spider was first spotted in North America in Hoschton, Georgia, in 2013, and its presence was confirmed in 2014.1

6

Smaller males are sometimes seen in the females' webs during autumn, when they mate.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Trichonephila clavata
Groep
Spinnekoppe
Familie
Nephilidae2
Orde
Araneae
Kontinente
Asië
Babas
Eggs overwinter, and young emerge in spring. After mating, the female lays 400 to 1,500 eggs in one egg sack on a tree.1
Gevaar vir mense
1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Trichonephila clavata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Trichonephila clavata (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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