Brown widow
ŊatgolThe brown widow is a spider in the widow family, a close cousin of the black widow. It lives in many parts of the world, often around houses and buildings. Its bite is painful but usually not dangerous.1

Hono anndirtee ngal
- Black and white geometric pattern on the top of the abdomen1
- Usually a bright orange or yellowish hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen1
- Body colour ranges from tan and dark brown to black, with shades of grey also possible1
- Stripes on the legs1
- Egg sacs are spiky, like a sandspur, and sometimes described as tufted, fluffy or spiky1
No jiibondiree e: The black widow is slightly larger and darker, and has a red hourglass on the underside. The brown widow is lighter, has an orange or yellow hourglass, and has a black and white pattern on top of the abdomen that the black widow does not have. In southern Africa, the brown widow's relative L. rhodesiensis, native to Zimbabwe, is also called a brown button spider.1
Doole tooke ŋatgol
Tooke no yaltira ñiiƴe mum tuma ngal ŋatata.
Ko honɗun tooke mum waɗata (ŋatgol walla jukkugol)?
Like all widow spiders, the brown widow has a neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves. It causes latrodectism, a set of very unpleasant symptoms. The effects are usually confined to the bite area and the tissue around it.1
Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?
Musiiba e yimɓe: MuusɗoNo waawi muusugol sanne, kono ko ɓadii kala tuma ɗum wonataa musiiba mawɗo.Brown widow bites are usually not very dangerous, and are much less dangerous than black widow bites. The spider cannot deliver as much venom as a black widow, so its bites are considered minor. They are painful.1
Si no ŋata
- Loot nokku ŋataaɗo on, waɗ galaasi e dow mum ngam muusu. Heɓu ballal doktoro si muusu ngu no tiiɗi, no saakoo, walla neɗɗo on no yi'a o selliraali.
Adii fow noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wanaa saaraangal doktoro. Ko adii nder ballal adiingal
Reen hoore maa
- Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a jalnu kullal ladde haa abada, hay si ko tokooso, hay si no yi'ee no ɗaanii walla maayii.
- Accu ngal nokku. Si a fotti e ngal, deeƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
- Si gooto e majji ŋatii ma: deeƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911) walla yahu lopitaan law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal no walla.
Ngal faalaaka gaañugol ma. Ngal no huutora tooke mum ngam nanngugol ñaamdu walla reenugol hoore mum, ngal ɓuri yiɗugol suuɗaade. Ko ɓeydi fii reenugol hoore maa
Hoto nder aduna?
Hono mawniri?
Hono juutiri?
juuti no ñippirde kayitaajeHono Brown widow mawniri, si fooɗondiraama e AN?
Ko limoore tun nder navigateur maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee ka nokku woo.
Hono yaawiri?
Humpito
In Southern California, researchers suggest the brown widow may be pushing black widows out of the area by competing and fighting for territory.1
Its egg sacs are so spiky that they are easy to tell apart from those of most other spiders.1
A female can make up to 20 egg sacs over her lifetime, with 120 to 150 eggs in each.1
Brown widows are preyed upon by wasps, including blue mud-dauber wasps and digger wasps.1
Bonnoowo fenaandeeji
Fenaande: The brown widow is as dangerous as the black widow.
Goonga: Brown widow bites are usually not very dangerous and are much less dangerous than black widow bites.1
Ngam ganduɓe tooke
- Innde ganndal
- Latrodectus geometricus
- Fedde
- Araañeeji
- Ɓesngu
- Theridiidae2
- Ordre
- Araneae
- Leyɗe mawɗe
- Afirik
- Ɓiɓɓe tokosɓe
- Eggs hatch in about 20 days. Each female lays about 120 to 150 eggs per sac and can make up to 20 sacs in her lifetime.1
- Hono ngal woniri nder ladde
- Least Concern (South African National Biodiversity Institute)1
- Musiiba e yimɓe
- 2 / 5: Muusɗo3
Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri
- Latrodectus geometricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus geometricus (iNaturalist): inɗe e ŋoordingol (classification).
- Venom Wiki: tolno musiiba, mawnugol aadaajo e miijo yaawugol ko amen. Ndaar no min ƴeewtirta ɗum: Hono min tolnirta musiiba.
Kala humpito nder ngoo hello no jogii limoore hollirnde iwdi mum. Si min juumii, yaafo, min ko yiɗɓe kulle, wanaa jaaynde ganndal. Haalan min e [email protected], min feewnitan.