South American black widow
The South American black widow is a spider from the Lesser Antilles and South America. Females have a red and black pattern and a venomous bite. It is mainly active at night, and it is not aggressive towards people.1

Kuasa bisa
Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.
Apa kesan bisanya?
The venom contains excitatory neurotoxins (alpha-latrotoxins), which overstimulate the nerves. Bites usually deliver only small amounts of venom. Symptoms can include intense pain at the bite, sweating, rapid breathing, a faster heart rate, swollen eyelids, salivation, stiff and painful abdominal muscles, nausea, vomiting and blurred sight. Some cases have also involved muscle spasms, fever and chills, which are common symptoms of latrodectism (the illness caused by black widow venom).1
Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?
Bahaya kepada manusia: SeriusGigitannya perlu dirawat doktor. Kematian sangat jarang berlaku.Bites usually deliver only small amounts of venom, but they can cause dangerous symptoms, mostly in children, older people, and people with heart or breathing problems.1
Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?
It is not aggressive to humans, but females will attack to defend their egg sacs.1
Jika ia menggigit
- Basuh tempat gigitan dan letakkan pek ais untuk menghilangkan sakit. Dapatkan bantuan perubatan jika sakitnya kuat, merebak atau orang itu berasa tidak sihat.
Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas
Kekal selamat
- Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.
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Berapa besar ia?
Berapa panjang ia?
lebih pendek daripada jari kelingking kamuBerapa besar South American black widow berbanding KAMU?
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Berapa laju ia?
Fakta
Some reports describe priapism, a painful and prolonged erection in men, after a bite.1
In a case in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, the victim had muscle spasms, fever, chills and heavy sweating.1
Females are much bigger than males, which is common among black widow spiders.1
Males are easy to tell apart from females because of their long legs and white or brown colour.1
This spider is mainly active at night, so most encounters are likely after dark.1
Pemecah mitos
Mitos: Black widow spiders are aggressive and will attack people.
Hakikat: This species is not aggressive to humans. Females only attack when they are defending their egg sacs.1
Dari mana fakta datang
- Latrodectus curacaviensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus curacaviensis (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
- Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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