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Brazilian wandering spider

Phoneutria nigriventer
Kisobola okuttaKisobola okukutta nga tofunye bujjanjabi. Bwe kikuluma, funa obuyambi mangu.
Nnabbubi KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

The Brazilian wandering spider is a large, hairy spider whose bite is medically significant. It lives in parts of South America, including Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, and it is often found near homes. Its bite can cause severe pain and dangerous effects on the heart and breathing.1

Kibeera mu
Southern Cone of South America: Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina1
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Awaka
It lives in banana trees, foliage and urban areas, and is mainly found inside houses. During the day it hides under logs or in crevices.1
Obuwanvu
5 cm (2 in)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 2,1 km/h (1,3 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It eats crickets, katydids, mantids, tree frogs, lizards and bats. It hunts by ambush at night rather than using a web.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Brazilian wandering spider
Brazilian wandering spider. Ekifaananyi: Techuser. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • A large spider with a body up to 5 cm long1
  • Legs can span up to 15 cm in larger individuals1
  • Body covered in thick brown hair1
  • Hunts at night and catches prey by ambush rather than in a web1
  • When threatened, raises its first two pairs of legs as a warning1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

The venom contains neurotoxic peptides, which attack the nerves. These act as calcium channel blockers that disrupt how nerve cells send signals. The venom also causes intense pain and inflammation. At deadly concentrations it causes loss of muscle control, breathing problems, paralysis and eventual asphyxiation. Other symptoms reported include priapism, a rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, cardiogenic shock, fluid in the lungs and convulsions.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya kabi nnyoKisobola okutta omuntu atafunye bujjanjabi.

Its bite can be life-threatening, and several deaths are documented. Between 1925 and 1945, 415 bites by this species were recorded, and 400 of those people needed antivenom. The spider can give a dry bite with no venom, or a bite with only a small dose.1

Amawulire amalungi: abasawo balina eddagala (antivenom) oba obujjanjabi ku kino.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When threatened, it raises its first two pairs of legs as a warning.1

Bwe kiruma

  • In the documented cases, victims were treated in hospital with anaesthetics, tetanus prophylaxis, antivenom and fluid replacement. Recovery could take about 36 hours after a bite.1
  • Naaza ekifo ekirumiddwa era okiteekeko ayisi olw'obulumi. Funa obuyambi bw'abasawo singa obulumi bungi, busaasaana oba omuntu awulira bubi.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Bw'emu ekuluma: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Brazilian wandering spider kiwanvu nga 5 cm (2 in)Pepa kiripu nga 3 cm (1,2 in)Essimu ey'omu ngalo (smartphone) nga 15 cm (5,9 in)
kimpi okusinga akagalo ko akatonokyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 170 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Brazilian wandering spider kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

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Ebituufu

1

A venom component called Tx2-6 is being studied for use in treatments for erectile dysfunction.1

2

Humans may be about ten times more sensitive to the venom than mice.1

3

Females may attack males after mating.1

4

Males perform a dance to attract females, and males may fight each other during courtship.1

5

Females can store sperm in a separate chamber until they are ready to fertilise their eggs.1

6

The average venom yield is 1.25 mg, and 0.4 mg in winter.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Phoneutria nigriventer
Ekibinja
Nnabbubi
Amaka
Ctenidae2
Ensengeka
Araneae
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikaddyo
Abaana abawere
Females may lay about 1,000 eggs, which are kept in a silk sac.1
Akabi eri abantu
4 / 5: Kya kabi nnyo3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Phoneutria nigriventer (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Phoneutria nigriventer (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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