Pantropical huntsman spider
Heteropoda venatoria is a large, flat spider that hunts its prey instead of catching it in a web. It lives in tropical regions around the world and is often found in houses, barns and sheds. Its bite is painful, but it is not considered dangerous.1

Jinsi ya kumtambua
- Adults have a flat, brown body about 2.2 to 2.8 cm long.1
- Leg span is about 7 to 10 cm.1
- The area just in front of the eyes is cream or yellowish.1
- A wide band behind the eyes is usually tan in females and cream in males.1
- The body is not very hairy, but the legs have hairs (setae), each marked with a black dot.1
Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: In Bermuda, where most are found indoors, it is often called a house spider, which may be confused with the southern house spider. It is sometimes called a wolf spider, which should not be confused with the true wolf spiders of the family Lycosidae.1
Nguvu ya sumu
Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.
Sumu yake hufanya nini?
Its venom contains the toxin HpTX2, which is a potassium channel blocker. The venom is strong enough to cause a painful bite.1
Ana hatari gani kwa watu?
Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.The spider is not considered dangerous to people, but its bite is painful.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 200 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)Pantropical huntsman spider ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
It has been known to prey on scorpions and bats, as well as insects.1
During courtship, the male makes a faint buzz or hum by vibrating its abdomen while keeping its feet firmly planted.1
It does not spin webs. It hunts its prey directly.1
Females carry their egg sacs under the body until the young are ready to emerge.1
In one small laboratory sample, males lived an average of 465 days and females an average of 580 days.1
Kwa wataalamu wa sumu
- Jina la kisayansi
- Heteropoda venatoria
- Kundi
- Buibui
- Familia
- Sparassidae2
- Mpangilio
- Araneae
- Mabara
- Asia
- Watoto
- Females carry an egg sac up to about 2.5 cm wide tucked under the body with their pedipalps. Each sac usually holds over 100 eggs, and larger sacs hold over 400. The young moult for the first time while still inside the sac.1
- Hatari kwa watu
- 1 / 5: Hafifu3
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Heteropoda venatoria (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Heteropoda venatoria (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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