Cupboard spider
The cupboard spider is a common house spider that lives in dark corners and builds messy, three-dimensional webs. It is often mistaken for the dangerous black widow, but its bite is usually minor. Its name shows that it is found in many parts of the world, including Europe, temperate Asia and areas where it has been introduced.1

Paano ito makikilala
- Adult females are 6 to 10.5 mm long, dark coloured and round-bodied, with a bulbous abdomen.1
- Typical colour ranges from purplish brown to black, with light-coloured markings.1
- It has no bright red hourglass pattern or other bright, distinctive markings.1
- Males are thinner and can be nearly as long as females, at 4.1 to 10 mm.1
- Sexually mature males have lighter, more reddish legs than females.1
Madalas mapagkamalang: It is often confused with black widows and redbacks (Latrodectus species), which have a bright red hourglass pattern that this spider lacks. Steatoda borealis is similar in shape but slightly smaller and found in colder climates. It has coloured markings on the top of the abdomen rather than the underside.1
Lakas ng kamandag
Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pangil o ngipin nito kapag nangangagat ito.
Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?
The bite is minor in humans and has no long-lasting effects. Symptoms can include blistering at the bite site and pain. A few cases have included fever, nausea, sweating and a general feeling of being unwell that lasted several days.1
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: BanayadParang kagat ng bubuyog o mas mahina. Halos hindi nakapipinsala sa tao.The spider is not aggressive. Most injuries to people happen when a spider is accidentally squeezed or pinched and bites in defence. It is possible that a spider may bite a finger pushed into its web by mistake.1
Magandang balita: may gamot (antivenom) o gamutan ang mga doktor para dito.1
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
It usually flees when a large creature comes near, and it bites when it is squeezed or pinched.1
Kung kumagat ito
- Hugasan ang kagat at lagyan ng ice pack para sa sakit. Kumuha ng tulong medikal kung matindi ang sakit, kumakalat, o masama ang pakiramdam ng tao.
Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas
Mag-ingat
- Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
- Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
- Kung kagatin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.
Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat
Gaano ito kalaki?
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Mga fact
Director Sam Raimi chose this spider to play the radioactive spider that bites Peter Parker in the 2002 film Spider-Man. The filming spider was painted with red and blue makeup.1
The spider reportedly preys on black widows, which can make it useful to have around.1
It can go several months without feeding, as long as it has access to water.1
Females can live up to six years, while males typically live 1 to 1.5 years and often die shortly after mating.1
Myth buster
Mito: It is a dangerous widow spider, just like the black widow.
Totoo: Its bite is minor in humans and has no long-lasting effects, although it can cause pain, blistering and, in a few cases, several days of feeling unwell.1
Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag
- Pangalang siyentipiko
- Steatoda grossa
- Grupo
- Mga gagamba
- Pamilya
- Theridiidae2
- Ayos
- Araneae
- Mga kontinente
- Europa
- Mga sanggol
- A well-fed female can lay three or more egg sacs each year, with 40 to 100 eggs in each sac. The eggs usually hatch within a month at normal household temperature and humidity, and the spiderlings are independent from the moment they hatch.1
- Haba ng buhay
- mga 6 taon1
- Panganib sa tao
- 1 / 5: Banayad3
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Steatoda grossa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Steatoda grossa (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
- Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.
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