Nom. 0639 ya 1 402

West coast button spider

Latrodectus indistinctus

E tlhoka ngakaGa e bolaye gantsi, mme go lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka.

Go lomaE ja: Nama

Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

The West Coast button spider is a small black spider that lives in Namibia and South Africa. It is one of the black button or black widow spiders, and its venom acts on the nerves. Knowing what it looks like helps people stay safe in its dry habitats.1

E tshela kwa

Namibia and South Africa, including the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces1

Aforika

Gae

It builds three-dimensional webs in dark corners. Its nest is low down, at the base of small bushes, in tufts of grass or stubble, or among heaps of loose debris, often on the ground. Unlike L. geometricus, no nest has been recorded near a building. It has also been recorded from pistachio orchards.1

Boleele

1,6 cm (0,6 in)1

Lebelo le le kwa godimo

e ka nna 0,92 km/h (0,57 mph)

Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela

E ja eng?

Its prey includes insects and other arthropods. Egg sacs are usually hung in bush vegetation, where prey is available nearby.1

Setshwantsho sa West coast button spider — West coast button spider. Setshwantsho: Wessel Pretorius. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

Females are 7 to 16 mm long and males are 2.5 to 5 mm long, so females are much larger.1
Most adults keep short red stripes radiating upward from the tip of the upper abdomen.1
It is not aggressive by nature.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go loma

Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

This spider has neurotoxins called latrotoxins, which act on nerve endings. Within 15 minutes of a bite there is intense pain, a burning sensation and swelling. Intense muscle pain and cramps can develop about an hour later, along with anxiety, slurred speech, nausea, headache, sweating and fever.1

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E masisiGo lomiwa ke yone go tlhoka ngaka. Go swa go seoka thata.

Rapid pulse, raised blood pressure, chest tightness and difficulty breathing are important warning signs. These are usually more dangerous for children and elderly people with heart or lung disease.1

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

When it feels threatened, it drops to the ground and plays dead.1

Fa e loma

Tlhatswa fa go lomilweng mme o tsenye pakana ya aese mo go gone go fokotsa botlhoko. Batla thuso ya bongaka fa botlhoko bo le bogolo, bo anama kgotsa motho a ikutlwa a sa siama.

Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha

Nna o babalesegile

O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
Fa e nngwe e go loma: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.

Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile

Kae mo lefatsheng?

Aforika Asia Yuropa Amerika Bokone Amerika Borwa Australia le Oceania

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

khutshwane go feta monwana wa gago o monnye

West coast button spider e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E bonako go le kae?

Khudu e ka nna 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

West coast button spider e ka nna 0,92 km/h (0,57 mph)

Motho yo o tsamayang e ka nna 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

Females are much larger than males, at 7 to 16 mm compared with 2.5 to 5 mm.1

It has been found in desert, grassland and fynbos habitats.1

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense: Latrodectus indistinctus
Setlhopha: Digokgo
Lelapa: Theridiidae2
Lekoko: Araneae
Dikontinente: Aforika
Masea: Eggs are kept in egg sacs hung in bush vegetation. Females will occasionally attack to defend their eggs.1
Seemo sa yone kwa nageng: Least Concern1
Kotsi go batho: 3 / 5: E masisi3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

Latrodectus indistinctus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Latrodectus indistinctus (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
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