Negev widow
The Negev widow is a venomous spider that lives in the hot, dry deserts of the Negev and the Arava valley. It builds large webs in bushes and brush, where it hunts insects at night. Its bite can cause latrodectism, the illness caused by widow spider venom.1

Ni ngay ko xàmmee
- Females are very dark brown. Pregnant females are light brown with a pale golden hue.1
- Males are brown with a patterned abdomen in various shades of brown, and may have grey-white spots and stripes on the abdomen.1
- Females measure 9 to 19 mm long. Males measure 3 to 7 mm long.1
- The web has a funnel of tightly woven silk near the top of the bush, often decorated with debris such as bits of plant, sand, rocks and snail shells.1
Kàttanu daŋar
Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
Its venom is the widow type and can cause latrodectism, which is the illness caused by bites from widow spiders. It has been reported that its venom is about as potent as that of Latrodectus tredecimguttatus.1
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.Lan lay def bu tiitee?
During the day it hides from sight under the densely silk-lined nest area of its web, and it is mainly active at night.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?
gën a gàtt sa baaraam bu ndawNegev widow ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
After mating, the male may escape being eaten by living in the nest with the female for a time, but in other cases the female eats him.1
Its web has separate areas for nesting and for catching prey, and it also helps keep the spider cool by providing shade in summer.1
Its webs often include a funnel of silk decorated with debris, which may help hide the spider from predators such as birds flying overhead.1
The web's silk carries pheromones that help males find female nests.1
Its colour darkens after each moult, so the spider becomes darker as it grows older.1
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Latrodectus revivensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Latrodectus revivensis (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- 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.
Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.
Dafay màtt

