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Mediterranean false widow

Steatoda paykulliana
Ci turam: The species is named after the Swedish naturalist Gustaf von Paykull (1757–1826), and 'false widow' refers to its resemblance to black widow spiders.1
Dafay metti rekkDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Jargoñ Dafay màtt
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

The Mediterranean false widow is a spider that looks a lot like the black widow. It lives across southern Europe, the Mediterranean region and parts of western Asia. Its bite is much milder than a true black widow's, and it is usually compared to a wasp sting.1

Dafay dund ci
Mediterranean countries, Southern Europe and Western Asia; widespread across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, also reported in Britain and the Netherlands1
Tugal, Asi, Afrig
Kër
It spins tangled three-dimensional webs, usually on sloping ground covered with vegetation.1
Guddaay
8 mm ba 1,2 cm (0,3 in ba 0,5 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,86 km/h (0,53 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Mediterranean false widow
Mediterranean false widow. Foto: Bernard DUPONT. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Shiny black, globular abdomen (rear body part)1
  • Two separate, non-overlapping stripes on the top and sides of the abdomen1
  • Stripes are ivory-yellow on young females and orange-red on mature females1
  • Females are 8 mm to 12 mm long, with the larger size when pregnant1
  • Males are about half the size of females, with less prominent markings1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: It resembles the true black widow, but the true black widow has markings on both the top and the underside of the abdomen. This species has only two stripes on the top and sides, which do not overlap.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is much less potent than that of true black widows. Its effect on humans is minor, similar to a wasp sting.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

Its bite is considered minor for humans, similar to a wasp sting.1

Su màttee

  • Raxas fa mu màtt te teg ci mbuusu galaas ngir metit wi. Wutal ndimbal doktoor su metit wi dëgëree, mu law, walla yaramu nit ki baaxul.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Mediterranean false widow guddaayam lu tollu ci 1,2 cm (0,5 in)Ab peppu ceeb lu tollu ci 7 mm (0,3 in)Ab pees bu 1 euro lu tollu ci 2,3 cm (0,9 in)
tuuti ba mën a toog ci sa wewu baaraam

Mediterranean false widow ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

The stripes on this spider change colour as it matures, from ivory-yellow in young females to orange-red in adults.1

2

The male is only about half the size of the female.1

3

Its abdomen is shaped like a globe and has a shiny black surface.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: It is as dangerous to people as a true black widow spider.

Dëgg: Its venom is much less potent than the true black widow's, and its effect on humans is minor, similar to a wasp sting.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Steatoda paykulliana
Mbooloo
Jargoñ
Njaboot
Theridiidae2
Toftal
Araneae
Kontinaa yi
Tugal, Asi, Afrig
Liir yi
The female wraps her eggs in a cocoon. In countries of former Yugoslavia, the spiderlings hatch at the end of summer, hibernate over winter and reach adulthood at the start of the next summer.1
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Steatoda paykulliana (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Steatoda paykulliana (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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