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Common house spider

Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Nípa orúkọ náà: The scientific name Parasteatoda tepidariorum places it in the genus Parasteatoda. The common name refers to its habit of living in houses.1
AláìléwuKò léwu fún ènìyàn. Kò sí ohun tó yẹ kí ó dààmú ọ.
Alántakùn ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Kòkòrò
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.

The common house spider is a small spider that lives in and around human homes. It spins messy three-dimensional webs in dark corners and catches household insects. It is found in many parts of the world, and its bite is not known to be dangerous to people.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Native to Asia. Introduced to Canada, the USA, South America, Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, Hawaii and other areas.1
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
It lives in dark corners in and near buildings, where it builds its webs. It is often found around human dwellings.1
Gígùn
6 mm (0.2 in)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 0.8 km/h (0.5 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It usually eats small insects and household pests that get caught in its web. If prey is too quick, it shoots web at it from a distance and then pulls the thread back in. Larger females can even attract baby skinks by hanging fly remains in their web.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Common house spider
Common house spider. Fọ́tò: Rodrigo Paiva Lázaro. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Its colour varies from tan to nearly black, often with patterns of different shades on the body.1
  • Females are usually 5 to 6 mm long, and males are usually 3.8 to 4.7 mm long.1
  • With legs outspread, it can measure 2.5 cm or more across.1
  • Its webs are three-dimensional and built in dark corners.1

A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: Its body shape is similar to that of widow spiders. Males have a less bulbous (rounded) abdomen than females.1

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

It has neurotoxic venom, which attacks the nerves. Its bites are less severe than those of other theridiids (a family of cobweb spiders).1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.

Its bites are not known to be dangerous to humans. It bites people only in self-defence, when it is grabbed and squeezed.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

It runs to a secure hiding place when it senses movement, and if cornered it plays dead as a last resort.1

Bí ó bá bùjẹ

  • Fọ ibi ìbùjẹ náà kí o sì fi àpò yìnyín lé e fún ìrora. Wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn bí ìrora bá le, tí ó ń tàn kálẹ̀, tàbí tí ara ẹni náà kò bá yá.

Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́

Wà láìléwu

  • Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
  • Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
  • Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.

Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu

Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?

Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?

Common house spider gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 6 mm (0.2 in)Hóró ìrẹsì kan nǹkan bí 7 mm (0.3 in)Ẹyọ owó yúrò 1 nǹkan bí 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
ó kéré débi pé ó lè jókòó lórí èékánná rẹ

Báwo ni Common house spider ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?

Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.

Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

The assassin bug Stenolemus lanipes apparently feeds only on its young, though it can also eat adults.1

2

When food dries out, it usually drops it to the floor to free up space in its web, rather than rebuilding the web.1

3

It has poor eyesight and cannot detect movement more than three to four inches away.1

4

Males and females often share the same web for long periods, though females sometimes fight when they meet.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: Common house spiders are dangerous to people.

Òtítọ́: Their venom is neurotoxic, but their bites are not known to be dangerous to humans. They bite only when grabbed and squeezed.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Ẹgbẹ́
Alántakùn
Ìdílé
Theridiidae2
Ètò
Araneae
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Àríwá Amẹ́ríkà, Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
Females hang their spherical egg sacs in their webs, with clutches averaging 149 eggs. The young stay in the mother's web for several days after hatching.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
1 / 5: Fúyẹ́3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Parasteatoda tepidariorum (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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