Brown widow
CiniinnaaThe brown widow is a spider in the widow family, a close cousin of the black widow. It lives in many parts of the world, often around houses and buildings. Its bite is painful but usually not dangerous.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Black and white geometric pattern on the top of the abdomen1
- Usually a bright orange or yellowish hourglass marking on the underside of the abdomen1
- Body colour ranges from tan and dark brown to black, with shades of grey also possible1
- Stripes on the legs1
- Egg sacs are spiky, like a sandspur, and sometimes described as tufted, fluffy or spiky1
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: The black widow is slightly larger and darker, and has a red hourglass on the underside. The brown widow is lighter, has an orange or yellow hourglass, and has a black and white pattern on top of the abdomen that the black widow does not have. In southern Africa, the brown widow's relative L. rhodesiensis, native to Zimbabwe, is also called a brown button spider.1
Humna summii
Summiin yeroo ciniinu ilkaan summii ykn ilkaan isaa keessaan ba'a.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
Like all widow spiders, the brown widow has a neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves. It causes latrodectism, a set of very unpleasant symptoms. The effects are usually confined to the bite area and the tissue around it.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Ni dhukkubsaBaay'ee dhukkubsuu danda'a, garuu gonkumaa jechuun ni danda'ama cimaa hin ta'u.Brown widow bites are usually not very dangerous, and are much less dangerous than black widow bites. The spider cannot deliver as much venom as a black widow, so its bites are considered minor. They are painful.1
Yoo ciniine
- Bakka ciniiname dhiqiitii dhukkubbiif kiisii cabbii irra kaa'i. Yoo dhukkubbiin cimaa ta'e, babal'ate ykn namichi dhukkubsate gargaarsa yaalaa argadhu.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo tokko si ciniine: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
gara dheerina kilippii waraqaaBrown widow SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
In Southern California, researchers suggest the brown widow may be pushing black widows out of the area by competing and fighting for territory.1
Its egg sacs are so spiky that they are easy to tell apart from those of most other spiders.1
A female can make up to 20 egg sacs over her lifetime, with 120 to 150 eggs in each.1
Brown widows are preyed upon by wasps, including blue mud-dauber wasps and digger wasps.1
Soba diigaa
Soba: The brown widow is as dangerous as the black widow.
Dhugaa: Brown widow bites are usually not very dangerous and are much less dangerous than black widow bites.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Latrodectus geometricus
- Garee
- Sardiidota
- Maatii
- Theridiidae2
- Tartiiba
- Araneae
- Ardiiwwan
- Afrikaa
- Ilmoolee
- Eggs hatch in about 20 days. Each female lays about 120 to 150 eggs per sac and can make up to 20 sacs in her lifetime.1
- Bosona keessatti haala akkamii keessa jira
- Least Concern (South African National Biodiversity Institute)1
- Balaa namootaaf
- 2 / 5: Ni dhukkubsa3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Latrodectus geometricus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus geometricus (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
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