Western black widow
The western black widow is a venomous spider that lives in western North America. The female is black, often with a red hourglass mark on her belly, and her webs are tangled and irregular. Her venom is strong, so it is worth knowing what she looks like.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- The female is about 14–16 mm long and black, often with an hourglass-shaped mark on the lower abdomen.1
- The hourglass mark is usually red, but it can be yellow and, very rarely, white.1
- The male is about half the female's length and is generally beige, with lighter striping on the abdomen.1
- Its webs are irregular or tangled, with no obvious overall pattern.1
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: It was once described as a subspecies of Latrodectus mactans and is closely related to the northern species Latrodectus variolus.1
Humna summii
Summiin yeroo ciniinu ilkaan summii ykn ilkaan isaa keessaan ba'a.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
The female's venom contains a neurotoxin called α-latrotoxin, which attacks the nerves. In humans, its symptoms include pain, nausea, vomiting, goosebumps and localised sweating.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: CimaaCiniinnaan doktora barbaada. Du'i baay'ee hin mudatu.Historical reports gave fatality rates between 0.5% and 12%. However, recent studies have not been able to confirm any deaths from the U.S. species of Latrodectus, including zero deaths among 23,409 documented bites from 2000 through 2008.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
Juveniles and females can fling a sticky ball of silk at predators, which can stop most of them.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?
quba kee isa xiqqaa caalaa gabaabaaWestern black 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
When prey hits a gumfoot thread, the thread breaks and creates tension that pulls the line and prey up to the spider.1
This spider is an opportunistic cannibal, and it may eat other members of its own kind when prey is scarce, when it is very hungry, or in self-defence.1
The silk is strongly sticky, and its strength is similar to that of silk from orb-weaving spiders.1
Males can be preferred by females based on the webs, with well-fed females chosen over starved ones.1
Males may mate several times during their relatively short lives.1
Soba diigaa
Soba: A black widow bite is usually deadly.
Dhugaa: Recent studies have not confirmed any deaths from the U.S. species of Latrodectus, including zero deaths among 23,409 documented bites from 2000 through 2008.1
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Latrodectus hesperus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus hesperus (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
Dhugaan fuula kana irra jiru hundi lakkoofsa madda isaatti si qajeelchu qaba. Yoo waan tokko dogoggorre, dhiifama, nuti jaallattoota bineensotaa ti malee joornaalii saayinsii miti. [email protected] irratti nutti himi, ni sirreessina.
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