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Mediterranean recluse

Loxosceles rufescens

Ko faati e innde ndee: The specific name rufescens means "reddish", referring to the colour of the species.1

Ina muusi tanIna muusi, kono ɓetataa ma no feewi.

Araañeeji

ŊatgolIna ñaama: Ɓuuɓuuli

Bone e yimɓe: MuusɗoIna waawi muusde sanne, kono hertaani wonde huunde mawnde.

The Mediterranean recluse spider is a small spider that comes from the Mediterranean region. It has spread to many parts of the world through human travel and trade, and it is listed as one of the most invasive spiders in the world. Its bite can cause skin damage, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Ina wuuri e

Mediterranean and western Asia; now also Madagascar, south-east Asia, Australia, islands and North America1

Orop, Aazi, Afrik

Hello arano

It usually lives in caves, basements and tunnels, and prefers warm, generally dry weather. Where it is not native, it is often found in damp places such as basements, where it hunts cockroaches and silverfish. In 2021, spiders of this species were found in a university library basement, which led to the library closing for two days.1

Juuteendi

7 mm haa 7,5 mm (0,3 in haa 0,3 in)1

Yaawde ɓurnde

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

E leydi yoornde, miijo

Hol ko ngal ñaamata?

It is an active hunter that goes out at night to catch and kill insects, rather than waiting in a web. It mainly targets smaller insects, such as silverfish and cockroaches, because their soft bodies are easier to overcome.1

No anndirte ngal

A medium-sized spider with three pairs of two eyes arranged in a triangle, instead of the usual eight eyes1
A violin-shaped pattern on the front part of the body (cephalothorax)1
Adults of both sexes grow to about 7 to 7.5 cm... no, 7 to 7.5 mm long1
Its web is very thin and fragile, made of silk strands laid in a disorganised way1

Ina heewi waylondireede e: It is nearly indistinguishable in appearance from the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa). Pest control for one can often be adapted for the other.1

Doole tooke

Ŋatgol

Tooke ngal ina yaltira ñiiƴe mum so ina ŋata.

Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum waɗata?

Its venom contains an enzyme called sphingomyelinase D, which causes necrosis, meaning the death of skin and other tissue around the bite. Most cases are medically insignificant. In some cases, penetrating pain starts 2 to 8 hours after the bite, followed by burning, and the area becomes red and painful. A blister may form that turns dark blue with a sunken centre over several days. In rare cases, the blood and kidneys can be damaged, which can lead to kidney failure.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: MuusɗoIna waawi muusde sanne, kono hertaani wonde huunde mawnde.

Most bites are medically insignificant, but some people are affected much more seriously. In 2024, the species was blamed for the deaths of two people in Italy.1

So ina ŋata

Loot nokku ŋataaɗo oo, waɗ galaas e mum ngam muusu ngu. Heɓ ballal cafrol so muusu ngu ina tiiɗi, ina saakoo walla neɗɗo oo ina wiya wonaa e jam.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
So gooto ŋatii ma: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol to e aduna?

Afrik Aazi Orop Amerik Rewo Amerik Worgo Ostaraali e Oseyaani

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

tokooso haa ina waawi jooɗaade e dow ceŋol hondu maa

Hol no Mediterranean recluse mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

Heende hedde 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Mediterranean recluse hedde 0,8 km/h (0,5 mph)

Neɗɗo yahoowo e koyɗe hedde 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

It is listed as one of the most invasive spiders in the world.1

It can survive for long periods without food and water, which makes it hard to control in homes.1

Young spiders shed their skins several times as they grow, and these skins often look pale and ghostly.1

Males hunt more actively than females, partly because they are also searching for a mate.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal: Loxosceles rufescens
Fedde: Araañeeji
Ɓesngu: Sicariidae2
Ordre: Araneae
Leyɗe mawɗe: Orop, Aazi, Afrik
Ɓiɓɓe tokooso: Egg sacs contain about 40 eggs, which take a few weeks to hatch, depending on the temperature.1
Hol no ngal woniri e ladde: Least Concern (South African National Biodiversity Institute)1
Bone e yimɓe: 2 / 5: Muusɗo3

Ɗo humpito iwri

Mediterranean recluse spider (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Loxosceles rufescens (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

Kala humpito e ngoo hello ina jogii limoore hollirnde iwdi mum. So men juumii, yaafo, men ko yiɗɓe kulle, wonaa jaaynde ganndal. Wiy men e [email protected], men feewnita.

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