Joro spider
The Joro spider is a large orb-weaving spider from East Asia. It has spread into parts of the eastern United States since the 2010s. It rarely bites people, and its venom is not medically significant.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Adult females have stripes of yellow and dark blue, with red toward the rear of the abdomen.1
- Both sexes have a large abdomen and long legs.1
- Females are much larger than males: about 1.7 to 2.5 cm, compared with about 0.7 to 1.0 cm for males.1
- The web's yellow threads look gold in sunlight. The web has three layers, unusual for an orb web: a central orb, plus two irregular layers in front and behind it.1
- Females' webs may reach several metres across.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its venom is weak. A bite causes temporary pain and redness, which has been compared to a bee sting. The venom is not medically significant.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.Its bite does not pose significant risks to humans. Its fangs are small and it is reluctant to bite, so bites are unlikely.1
Hufanya nini akiogopa?
It is reluctant to bite.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 karatasi
angeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 210 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Joro spider ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
Females spin webs several metres long, and their yellow threads look gold in sunlight.1
The name comes from a shape-shifting spider in Japanese folklore that can breathe fire and control other spiders.1
By October 2022, its range covered at least 120,000 km² across several US states.1
In the Ao-Naga people's food tradition, this spider is eaten.1
The spider was first spotted in North America in Hoschton, Georgia, in 2013, and its presence was confirmed in 2014.1
Smaller males are sometimes seen in the females' webs during autumn, when they mate.1
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Trichonephila clavata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Trichonephila clavata (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.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
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