Phinda button spider
GigitanThe Phinda button spider is a type of button, or widow, spider. It was formally described as a new species in 2019. It lives only in sand forests in northern Zululand, in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, and is believed to be the largest member of its genus.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Females have red markings on both the top and underside of the abdomen, which no other African Latrodectus species has.1
- Males have white markings on the underside of the abdomen, which darken with age.1
- Egg sacs are large and smooth, bright purple when freshly laid, fading to shiny grey as they dry.1
- Webs are not usually found outside the tree hollow. When present, they are typical hackle webs spreading out from the hollow.1
Sering tertukar dengan: Other African button spiders do not have the red markings on both the top and underside of the female abdomen, which is the main feature that sets this species apart.1
Kekuatan bisa
Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.
Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?
Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.
Jika ia menggigit
- Cuci gigitan dan kompres dengan es untuk meredakan nyeri. Cari bantuan medis jika nyerinya kuat, menyebar, atau orangnya merasa tidak enak badan.
Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama
Tetap aman
- Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.
Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman
Di mana di dunia?
Seberapa besar dia?
Seberapa panjang dia?
kira-kira sepanjang penjepit kertasSeberapa besar Phinda button spider dibandingkan KAMU?
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Seberapa cepat dia?
Fakta
It is believed to be the largest member of the button spider genus, Latrodectus.1
Its discovery was the first new addition to the genus in 28 years. Before this, 31 button or widow spiders were known, eight of them from Africa.1
Females nest in tree hollows and stumps higher above the ground than most other members of the genus.1
It was first found in 2014 in Tembe Elephant Park, but was only confirmed as a new species in 2019, after live specimens were collected from Phinda reserve.1
One female kept in a laboratory lived for two years until her natural death, and her offspring were also studied.1
Dari mana faktanya berasal
- Latrodectus umbukwane (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus umbukwane (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
- Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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