Katipo
The katipō is a cobweb spider found only in New Zealand, where it lives in coastal sand dunes. It is closely related to the Australian redback spider. Its bite is venomous to people, but bites are rare.1

Sida loo aqoonsado
- Adult females have a body length of 8–10 mm (about 0.3–0.4 in).1
- The red katipō, found in the South Island and lower North Island, has a large black, shiny abdomen with a white-bordered orange or red stripe on top, and a red hourglass-shaped marking underneath.1
- The black katipō, found in the upper North Island, has no upper red or orange stripe and is somewhat lighter in colour.1
- Males are 4–5 mm long, white with black stripes and red hourglass-shaped markings.1
Inta badan lagu khaldaa: Steatoda species, which share the same habitat, are very similar and are called "false katipō" in New Zealand. The katipō has a less shiny, more tapered abdomen, and its side eyes are further apart. It is also similar to the redback, but the katipō has only short hair-like spines on its abdomen, while the redback has a mix of long and short ones.1
Awoodda sunta
Suntu waxay ka soo baxdaa ilkihiisa sunta ama ilkihiisa marka uu qaniino.
Maxay samaysaa suntiisa (qaniin ama mudid)?
The bite can cause latrodectism, a toxic syndrome that affects the nerves and body. Symptoms include extreme pain and, potentially, high blood pressure (hypertension) or seizures.1
Intee buu dadka khatar ugu yahay?
Khatarta dadka: HalisQaniinyo waxay u baahan tahay dhakhtar. Dhimashadu aad bay u yar tahay.Katipō are venomous to humans, but bites are described as rare. Serious symptoms are possible, including extreme pain, high blood pressure and seizures.1
War wanaagsan: dhakhaatiirtu waxay leeyihiin daawo (antivenom) ama daaweyn tan loogu talagalay.1
Haddii uu qaniino
- Dhaq meesha la qaniinay oo saar kiish baraf ah xanuunka dartiis. Hel caawimaad caafimaad haddii xanuunku xoog badan yahay, faafo ama qofku dareemo inuu xanuunsan yahay.
Marka hore had iyo jeer wac lambarka gurmadka degdegga ah (112, 000, 911). Kani waa hage guud oo gargaar degdeg ah, ma aha talo caafimaad. Aasaaska gargaarka degdegga ah
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- Weligaa ha taaban, ha qaban, hana ku ciyaarin xayawaan duurjoog ah, xitaa mid yar, xitaa haddii uu u muuqdo inuu hurdo ama dhintay.
- Meel u bannee. Haddii aad mid la kulanto, deg, tartiib dib ugu noqo oo u daa inuu jidkiisa maro.
- Haddii mid ku qaniino: deg, ha dhaqaaqin, wac lambarka gurmadka degdegga ah (112, 000, 911) ama si degdeg ah u tag isbitaalka. Xusuuso sida uu u egyahay, sawir ayaa caawiya.
Kuma raadinayo. Suntiisa wuxuu u isticmaalaa inuu cunto ku qabsado ama isku difaaco, wuxuuna aad u door bidaa inuu dhuunto. Wax badan oo ku saabsan badbaadada
Intee buu le'eg yahay?
Intee buu dherer le'eg yahay?
aad u yar oo ciddiyahaaga dul fadhiisan karaIntee buu Katipo le'eg yahay marka ADIGA laguu barbar dhigo?
Xisaab keliya oo browser-kaaga ku jirta. Waxba lama keydiyo, meelna looma diro.
Intee buu u dheereeyaa?
Xaqiiqooyin
In one 24-hour study of young spiders, 28% left the web by ballooning, carried by air currents.1
Katipō is one of the few Māori words that refers to a specific species of spider.1
The female does not usually eat the male after mating, unlike some other widow spiders.1
Females cover their egg sacs with silk and sand, which partly hides them in the web.1
The katipō is found only in New Zealand.1
Beeniye-jabiye
Khuraafaad: The katipō is just a form of the redback spider.
Run: The katipō is genetically and physically distinct from the redback, even though the two are closely related. It was once thought to be a subspecies of the redback.1
Khubarada sunta
- Magaca sayniska
- Latrodectus katipo
- Koox
- Caarooyin
- Qoys
- Theridiidae2
- Kala horreynta
- Araneae
- Qaaradaha
- Awstaraaliya iyo Oceania
- Carruurta yaryar
- The female lays five or six egg sacs in November or December, with about 70 to 90 eggs in each. The young hatch after 20–25 days and leave the egg sac in January and February.1
- Sida uu ugu nool yahay duurka
- In serious decline (New Zealand Threat Classification System)1
- Khatarta dadka
- 3 / 5: Halis3
Meesha xaqiiqooyinku ka yimaadaan
- Katipō (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus katipo (iNaturalist): magacyada iyo kala soocidda.
- Venom Wiki: heerka khatarta, cabbirka caadiga ah iyo qiyaasta xawaaraha annaga ayaa sameeyay. Eeg sida aan u xisaabinno: Sida aan u qiimeyno khatarta.
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