Brazilian wandering spider
The Brazilian wandering spider is a large, hairy spider whose bite is medically significant. It lives in parts of South America, including Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, and it is often found near homes. Its bite can cause severe pain and dangerous effects on the heart and breathing.1

Amandla obuthi
Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.
Ubuthi baso benzani?
The venom contains neurotoxic peptides, which attack the nerves. These act as calcium channel blockers that disrupt how nerve cells send signals. The venom also causes intense pain and inflammation. At deadly concentrations it causes loss of muscle control, breathing problems, paralysis and eventual asphyxiation. Other symptoms reported include priapism, a rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, cardiogenic shock, fluid in the lungs and convulsions.1
Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?
Ingozi ebantwini: Kuyingozi kakhuluSingabulala umuntu ongatholi kwelashwa.Its bite can be life-threatening, and several deaths are documented. Between 1925 and 1945, 415 bites by this species were recorded, and 400 of those people needed antivenom. The spider can give a dry bite with no venom, or a bite with only a small dose.1
Izindaba ezinhle: odokotela banomuthi (i-antivenom) noma indlela yokwelapha lokhu.1
Senzani uma sesabile?
When threatened, it raises its first two pairs of legs as a warning.1
Uma siluma
- In the documented cases, victims were treated in hospital with anaesthetics, tetanus prophylaxis, antivenom and fluid replacement. Recovery could take about 36 hours after a bite.1
- Geza inxeba lokulunywa bese ubeka iphakethe leqhwa phezu kwalo ngenxa yobuhlungu. Thola usizo lwezokwelapha uma ubuhlungu bunamandla, busabalala noma umuntu ezizwa engaphilile.
Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala
Hlala uphephile
- Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
- Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
- Uma sikuluma: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.
Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile
Sikhulu kangakanani?
Side kangakanani?
sifushane kunomunwe wakho omncane
singahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-170 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)Brazilian wandering spider mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?
Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.
Sishesha kangakanani?
Amaqiniso
A venom component called Tx2-6 is being studied for use in treatments for erectile dysfunction.1
Humans may be about ten times more sensitive to the venom than mice.1
Females may attack males after mating.1
Males perform a dance to attract females, and males may fight each other during courtship.1
Females can store sperm in a separate chamber until they are ready to fertilise their eggs.1
The average venom yield is 1.25 mg, and 0.4 mg in winter.1
Lapho amaqiniso evela khona
- Phoneutria nigriventer (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Phoneutria nigriventer (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
- Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.
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