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White widow

Latrodectus pallidus
Ci turam: It is named for its pale, white-to-beige colouring, which sets it apart from the dark 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 white widow is a spider that is light-coloured, from beige to white, unlike most of its dark relatives. It lives in dry steppes and deserts across North Africa, the Middle East and central Asia. Its bite is venomous and can be medically significant, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Dafay dund ci
North Africa, the Middle East, southern Russia, Kazakhstan and central Asia1
Asi, Afrig
Kër
It lives in steppes (dry grasslands) of southern Russia, Kazakhstan and other southwest Asian countries, and in desert regions of the Middle East.1
Guddaay
3 cm (1,2 in)3
réyaayu mag bu yem
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,86 km/h (0,53 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy White widow
White widow. Foto: Kian. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Light-coloured, with a colouring ranging from beige to white1
  • Darker legs than the body1
  • No bright red markings, unlike other widow spiders such as the black widow or redback spider1
  • Otherwise similar in shape to other spiders of the genus Latrodectus1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: Most widow spiders are dark, and the white widow is distinguished mainly by its pale colouring and lack of red markings. Other than colour, it resembles other Latrodectus spiders.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is neurotoxic in type, meaning it acts on the nerves, as is typical of Latrodectus species. Toxicology studies report that its venom is similar in structure to that of the Mediterranean black widow, L. tredecimguttatus. It is considered less toxic than the bites of L. mactans or L. hasselti.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

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

The bite is medically significant and can injure humans. It can kill children and people who are infirm, although it is not nearly as toxic as the bites of some other widow spiders. A poster by the Egyptian Society of Natural Toxins describes its venom as moderately venomous.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

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White widow guddaayam lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
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Xibaar

1

Males are sometimes cannibalised by the female after mating.1

2

After maturity, male widow spiders do not feed and spend most of their lives searching for females, which is why they are smaller than females.1

3

Widow spider males generally live with a female for a long period and provide energy-demanding courtship displays.1

4

The white widow is comparatively rare compared to other widow spiders in its region.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Latrodectus pallidus
Mbooloo
Jargoñ
Njaboot
Theridiidae2
Toftal
Araneae
Kontinaa yi
Asi, Afrig
Musiba ci nit
2 / 5: Dafay metti3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Latrodectus pallidus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Latrodectus pallidus (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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