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White widow

Latrodectus pallidus
Ka lebitso: It is named for its pale, white-to-beige colouring, which sets it apart from the dark widow spiders.1
E utlwisa bohloko feelaE a utlwisa bohloko, empa e ke ke ya o lematsa haholo.
Dikgo Ho loma
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

The white widow is a spider that is light-coloured, from beige to white, unlike most of its dark relatives. It lives in dry steppes and deserts across North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia. Its bite is venomous and can be medically significant, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

E phela
North Africa, the Middle East, southern Russia, Kazakhstan and central Asia1
Asia, Afrika
Lapeng
It lives in steppes (dry grasslands) of southern Russia, Kazakhstan and other southwest Asian countries, and in desert regions of the Middle East.1
Bolelele
3 cm (1,2 in)3
boholo bo tlwaelehileng ba e hodileng
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 0,86 km/h (0,53 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
Ka nnete!Foto ya White widow
White widow. Foto: Kian. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Light-coloured, with a colouring ranging from beige to white1
  • Darker legs than the body1
  • No bright red markings, unlike other widow spiders such as the black widow or redback spider1
  • Otherwise similar in shape to other spiders of the genus Latrodectus1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: Most widow spiders are dark, and the white widow is distinguished mainly by its pale colouring and lack of red markings. Other than colour, it resembles other Latrodectus spiders.1

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

Its venom is neurotoxic in type, meaning it acts on the nerves, as is typical of Latrodectus species. Toxicology studies report that its venom is similar in structure to that of the Mediterranean black widow, L. tredecimguttatus. It is considered less toxic than the bites of L. mactans or L. hasselti.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

The bite is medically significant and can injure humans. It can kill children and people who are infirm, although it is not nearly as toxic as the bites of some other widow spiders. A poster by the Egyptian Society of Natural Toxins describes its venom as moderately venomous.1

Haeba e loma

  • Hlatswa moo e lomileng teng mme o bee pakete ya leqhwa hodima teng bakeng sa bohloko. Fumana thuso ya bongaka haeba bohloko bo le matla, bo phatlalla kapa motho a ikutlwa a kula.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o loma: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

White widow bolelele ba e ka bang 3 cm (1,2 in)Klipi ya pampiri e ka bang 3 cm (1,2 in)Fono e bohlale e ka bang 15 cm (5,9 in)
e telele jwaloka klipi ya pampiri

White widow e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

Males are sometimes cannibalised by the female after mating.1

2

After maturity, male widow spiders do not feed and spend most of their lives searching for females, which is why they are smaller than females.1

3

Widow spider males generally live with a female for a long period and provide energy-demanding courtship displays.1

4

The white widow is comparatively rare compared to other widow spiders in its region.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Latrodectus pallidus
Sehlopha
Dikgo
Lelapa
Theridiidae2
Tatelano
Araneae
Dikontinente
Asia, Afrika
Kotsi ho batho
2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Latrodectus pallidus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Latrodectus pallidus (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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