Desert recluse
KuumwaThe desert recluse is a spider of the recluse family, Sicariidae. It lives in the deserts of the south-western United States and north-western Mexico. Its bite can damage the skin, so it is worth knowing what it looks like and where it lives.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Belongs to the recluse spider family, Sicariidae1
- Found in desert areas of the south-western United States and north-western Mexico1
- Often found in packrat dens1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It is often wrongly identified as L. unicolor, from South America, or as L. reclusa, the brown recluse of the southern and midwestern United States. Neither of those spiders lives anywhere near the desert recluse's range.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its bite causes lesions, which are damaged areas of the skin. It works through the same mechanism as the bite of the brown recluse.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.Its bite can cause skin lesions, which are damaged areas of the skin.1
Akiuma
- Osha jeraha na uweke barafu kupunguza maumivu. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu kama maumivu ni makali, yanasambaa au mtu anajisikia vibaya.
Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza
Kaa salama
- Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
- Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
- Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.
Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
karibu urefu sawa na kibanio cha karatasiDesert recluse ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Kuvunja dhana potofu
Dhana potofu: The desert recluse is the same as the brown recluse or a South American recluse spider.
Ukweli: It is often misidentified as L. unicolor from South America or L. reclusa, the brown recluse. Those two spiders do not live near the desert recluse's range.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Loxosceles deserta (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Loxosceles deserta (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
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