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Karoo button spider

Latrodectus karrooensis

Kiruma bwokkaKiruma, naye tekijja kukukolako kabi kanene.

KirumaKirya: Ennyama

Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

The Karoo button spider is a venomous spider that lives only in South Africa. It belongs to the same group as the black widow spiders. Its bite causes very unpleasant symptoms, so it is worth knowing about if you live in or visit its range.1

Kibeera mu

South Africa only, in the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces1

Afirika

Awaka

It lives in dark corners in a variety of small habitats, where it builds its three-dimensional webs. It has been found at altitudes from 648 to 1358 metres above sea level, in the Fynbos and Nama Karoo biomes.1

Obuwanvu

3 cm (1,2 in)3

obunene obwa bulijjo obw'ensolo enkulu

Embiro ezisinga

nga 0,86 km/h (0,53 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

It is a spider that catches prey in its web.1

Ekifaananyi kya Karoo button spider — Karoo button spider. Ekifaananyi: Cecile Roux. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

It builds a three-dimensional web suspended in mid-air.1
The web has loose, interconnected threads that lead to a tightly woven retreat.1
Its retreat is inverted and cup-shaped, with pebbles built into the dome.1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: Four of the six Latrodectus species found in southern Africa are known as black button or black widow spiders, so common names alone cannot tell them apart. Its distinctive web and pebble-domed retreat help to recognise this species.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

Like all Latrodectus species, it has a neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves. The venom acts on nerve endings and causes latrodectism, a condition with very unpleasant symptoms.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

Its bite causes latrodectism, which brings very unpleasant symptoms in humans.1

Bwe kiruma

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

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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.

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Wa mu nsi?

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Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

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Karoo button spider kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Kidduka kyenkana wa?

Enfuddu nga 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Karoo button spider nga 0,86 km/h (0,53 mph)

Omuntu atambula nga 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

Its retreat has pebbles built into the dome, which makes it easy to recognise.1

It is one of six Latrodectus species found in southern Africa.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Latrodectus karrooensis
Ekibinja: Nnabbubi
Amaka: Theridiidae2
Ensengeka: Araneae
Ssemazinga: Afirika
Kiri kitya mu nsiko: Least Concern1
Akabi eri abantu: 2 / 5: Kya bulumi3

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Latrodectus karrooensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Latrodectus karrooensis (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
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