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Mediterranean recluse

Loxosceles rufescens

Ci turam: The specific name rufescens means "reddish", referring to the colour of the species.1

Dafay metti rekkDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.

Jargoñ

Dafay màttDafay lekk: Gunóor

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

The Mediterranean recluse spider is a small spider that comes from the Mediterranean region. It has spread to many parts of the world through human travel and trade, and it is listed as one of the most invasive spiders in the world. Its bite can cause skin damage, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Dafay dund ci

Mediterranean and western Asia; now also Madagascar, south-east Asia, Australia, islands and North America1

Tugal, Asi, Afrig

Kër

It usually lives in caves, basements and tunnels, and prefers warm, generally dry weather. Where it is not native, it is often found in damp places such as basements, where it hunts cockroaches and silverfish. In 2021, spiders of this species were found in a university library basement, which led to the library closing for two days.1

Guddaay

7 mm ba 7,5 mm (0,3 in ba 0,3 in)1

Gaawaay bu gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 0,8 km/h (0,5 mph)

Ci suuf, xalaat

Lan lay lekk?

It is an active hunter that goes out at night to catch and kill insects, rather than waiting in a web. It mainly targets smaller insects, such as silverfish and cockroaches, because their soft bodies are easier to overcome.1

Fotoy Mediterranean recluse — Mediterranean recluse. Foto: Ludivine Lamare. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

A medium-sized spider with three pairs of two eyes arranged in a triangle, instead of the usual eight eyes1
A violin-shaped pattern on the front part of the body (cephalothorax)1
Adults of both sexes grow to about 7 to 7.5 cm... no, 7 to 7.5 mm long1
Its web is very thin and fragile, made of silk strands laid in a disorganised way1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: It is nearly indistinguishable in appearance from the brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa). Pest control for one can often be adapted for the other.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom contains an enzyme called sphingomyelinase D, which causes necrosis, meaning the death of skin and other tissue around the bite. Most cases are medically insignificant. In some cases, penetrating pain starts 2 to 8 hours after the bite, followed by burning, and the area becomes red and painful. A blister may form that turns dark blue with a sunken centre over several days. In rare cases, the blood and kidneys can be damaged, which can lead to kidney failure.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

Most bites are medically insignificant, but some people are affected much more seriously. In 2024, the species was blamed for the deaths of two people in Italy.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

Fan ci àddina?

Afrig Asi Tugal Amerig gu Bëj-gànnaar Amerig gu Bëj-saalum Ostarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

tuuti ba mën a toog ci sa wewu baaraam

Mediterranean recluse ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

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

Ni mu gaawe?

Ab mbonaat lu tollu ci 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Mediterranean recluse lu tollu ci 0,8 km/h (0,5 mph)

Ab nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

baax na xam

Xibaar

It is listed as one of the most invasive spiders in the world.1

It can survive for long periods without food and water, which makes it hard to control in homes.1

Young spiders shed their skins several times as they grow, and these skins often look pale and ghostly.1

Males hunt more actively than females, partly because they are also searching for a mate.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam: Loxosceles rufescens
Mbooloo: Jargoñ
Njaboot: Sicariidae2
Toftal: Araneae
Kontinaa yi: Tugal, Asi, Afrig
Liir yi: Egg sacs contain about 40 eggs, which take a few weeks to hatch, depending on the temperature.1
Ni mu nekke ci àll bi: Least Concern (South African National Biodiversity Institute)1
Musiba ci nit: 2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Mediterranean recluse spider (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Loxosceles rufescens (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
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