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West coast button spider

Latrodectus indistinctus

Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.

KirumaKirya: Ennyama

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The West Coast button spider is a small black spider that lives in Namibia and South Africa. It is one of the black button or black widow spiders, and its venom acts on the nerves. Knowing what it looks like helps people stay safe in its dry habitats.1

Kibeera mu

Namibia and South Africa, including the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces1

Afirika

Awaka

It builds three-dimensional webs in dark corners. Its nest is low down, at the base of small bushes, in tufts of grass or stubble, or among heaps of loose debris, often on the ground. Unlike L. geometricus, no nest has been recorded near a building. It has also been recorded from pistachio orchards.1

Obuwanvu

1,6 cm (0,6 in)1

Embiro ezisinga

nga 0,92 km/h (0,57 mph)

Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka

Kirya ki?

Its prey includes insects and other arthropods. Egg sacs are usually hung in bush vegetation, where prey is available nearby.1

Ekifaananyi kya West coast button spider — West coast button spider. Ekifaananyi: Wessel Pretorius. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

Females are 7 to 16 mm long and males are 2.5 to 5 mm long, so females are much larger.1
Most adults keep short red stripes radiating upward from the tip of the upper abdomen.1
It is not aggressive by nature.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

This spider has neurotoxins called latrotoxins, which act on nerve endings. Within 15 minutes of a bite there is intense pain, a burning sensation and swelling. Intense muscle pain and cramps can develop about an hour later, along with anxiety, slurred speech, nausea, headache, sweating and fever.1

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Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

Rapid pulse, raised blood pressure, chest tightness and difficulty breathing are important warning signs. These are usually more dangerous for children and elderly people with heart or lung disease.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When it feels threatened, it drops to the ground and plays dead.1

Bwe kiruma

Naaza ekifo ekirumiddwa era okiteekeko ayisi olw'obulumi. Funa obuyambi bw'abasawo singa obulumi bungi, busaasaana oba omuntu awulira bubi.

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Wa mu nsi?

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Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

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West coast 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)

West coast button spider nga 0,92 km/h (0,57 mph)

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

kirungi okumanya

Ebituufu

Females are much larger than males, at 7 to 16 mm compared with 2.5 to 5 mm.1

It has been found in desert, grassland and fynbos habitats.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi: Latrodectus indistinctus
Ekibinja: Nnabbubi
Amaka: Theridiidae2
Ensengeka: Araneae
Ssemazinga: Afirika
Abaana abawere: Eggs are kept in egg sacs hung in bush vegetation. Females will occasionally attack to defend their eggs.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko: Least Concern1
Akabi eri abantu: 3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

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