Western black widow
The western black widow is a venomous spider that lives in western North America. The female is black, often with a red hourglass mark on her belly, and her webs are tangled and irregular. Her venom is strong, so it is worth knowing what she looks like.1

Yadda za ka gane shi
- The female is about 14–16 mm long and black, often with an hourglass-shaped mark on the lower abdomen.1
- The hourglass mark is usually red, but it can be yellow and, very rarely, white.1
- The male is about half the female's length and is generally beige, with lighter striping on the abdomen.1
- Its webs are irregular or tangled, with no obvious overall pattern.1
Ana yawan rikita shi da: It was once described as a subspecies of Latrodectus mactans and is closely related to the northern species Latrodectus variolus.1
Ƙarfin dafi
Dafi yana fitowa ta haƙoransa na dafi ko haƙoransa idan ya ciza.
Me dafinsa yake yi?
The female's venom contains a neurotoxin called α-latrotoxin, which attacks the nerves. In humans, its symptoms include pain, nausea, vomiting, goosebumps and localised sweating.1
Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai tsananiCizo yana buƙatar likita. Mutuwa ba kasafai take faruwa ba.Historical reports gave fatality rates between 0.5% and 12%. However, recent studies have not been able to confirm any deaths from the U.S. species of Latrodectus, including zero deaths among 23,409 documented bites from 2000 through 2008.1
Me yake yi idan ya ji tsoro?
Juveniles and females can fling a sticky ball of silk at predators, which can stop most of them.1
Idan ya ciji
- Ka wanke wurin cizon kuma ka saka ƙanƙara a cikin jaka a kai don ciwon. Ka nemi taimakon likita idan ciwon ya yi ƙarfi, ya bazu ko mutumin bai ji daɗi ba.
Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa
Kiyaye lafiya
- Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
- Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
- Idan ɗaya ya ciji ka: ka natsu, ka zauna ba motsi, ka kira lambar gaggawarka (112, 000, 911) ko ka je asibiti da sauri. Ka tuna yadda yake, hoto yana taimakawa.
Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Yana amfani da dafinsa don kama abinci ko don kare kansa, kuma ya fi son ya ɓuya. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya
Yaya girmansa yake?
Yaya tsawonsa yake?
ya fi ɗan yatsanka gajartaYaya girman Western black widow yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?
Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.
Yaya saurinsa yake?
Bayanai
When prey hits a gumfoot thread, the thread breaks and creates tension that pulls the line and prey up to the spider.1
This spider is an opportunistic cannibal, and it may eat other members of its own kind when prey is scarce, when it is very hungry, or in self-defence.1
The silk is strongly sticky, and its strength is similar to that of silk from orb-weaving spiders.1
Males can be preferred by females based on the webs, with well-fed females chosen over starved ones.1
Males may mate several times during their relatively short lives.1
Mai karya tatsuniya
Tatsuniya: A black widow bite is usually deadly.
Gaskiya: Recent studies have not confirmed any deaths from the U.S. species of Latrodectus, including zero deaths among 23,409 documented bites from 2000 through 2008.1
Inda bayanan suka fito
- Latrodectus hesperus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus hesperus (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
- Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.
Kowane bayani a wannan shafi yana da lamba da ke nuna tushensa. Idan mun yi kuskure, ka yi haƙuri, mu masoya dabbobi ne, ba mujallar kimiyya ba. Ka gaya mana a [email protected] kuma za mu gyara.
Cizo

