第 0747 號，共 1 402 號

Eastern mouse spider

Missulena bradleyi

名字的由來： It was named in honour of Henry Houghton Burton Bradley, who collected the first specimen in North Sydney in 1914.1

需要看醫生很少致命，但被咬了需要看醫生。

捕鳥蛛和漏斗網蜘蛛

咬

對人的危險: 嚴重被咬了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

The eastern mouse spider is a spider from the family Actinopodidae. It lives only on the eastern coast of Australia. People often mistake it for the Australian funnel-web spider, which is more dangerous, so knowing the difference matters.1

分布在

Eastern coast of Australia1

澳洲與大洋洲

首頁

It lives in burrows in the ground. Males wander around in autumn and early winter looking for mates, and they sometimes fall into swimming pools.1

長度

5 cm (2 in)3

一般成體大小

最高速度

大約 1,2 km/h（0,75 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

Eastern mouse spider 的照片 — Eastern mouse spider。照片：James K. Douch。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Females are large and very strong, with powerful jaws called chelicerae.1
Females have a shiny black carapace (the hard upper shell of the body) and an abdomen (rear body) coloured brown to almost black.1
Males have an all-black carapace and a trapezium-shaped (four-sided, with two parallel sides) lighter patch on top of the abdomen, which can be white, pale blue or mauve.1
Their fangs often cross over slightly.1
The burrow entrance is hidden by a flap of silk, which can be found by brushing away loose soil.1

常被誤認為： It is often mistaken for the Australian funnel-web spider. Funnel-web fangs stay parallel, while mouse spider fangs often cross over slightly. Funnel-webs often have a drop of venom on their fang tips and have longer spinnerets (silk-producing organs at the rear of the abdomen).1

毒液力量

咬

咬的時候，毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

Common symptoms of a bite are numbness and tingling at the bite site, sweating, headache and nausea. Its venom contains toxins similar to robustoxin, the toxin found in Australian funnel-web spider venom. Severe reactions are rare.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 嚴重被咬了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

Although it appears to be the most dangerous member of its genus, serious envenomations by this species are relatively rare. Most documented bites did not need antivenom or cause serious symptoms. Only one severe case is recorded: a 19-month-old child who developed high blood pressure, muscle spasms, an arched back and unconsciousness.1

好消息：醫生有藥（抗毒血清）或治療方法。1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

Compared with the Australian funnel-web spider, it is far less aggressive towards humans and often gives dry bites, which deliver no venom.1

如果牠咬人

The child with the severe case responded well to funnel-web spider antivenom. Australian funnel-web spider antivenom has been found to be effective in treating severe mouse spider bites.1
清洗咬傷處並冷敷。如果很痛或傷者覺得不舒服，要就醫。
在澳洲，任何大型黑色蜘蛛的咬傷都要當成漏斗網蜘蛛咬傷處理：加壓固定法：用彈性繃帶緊緊包住咬傷處，再往上包住整條手臂或腿，用夾板固定，並讓傷者完全不動，直到救援抵達。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識