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Cupboard spider

Steatoda grossa
Mayelana negama: Its names 'false black widow' and 'false widow' come from how much it looks like the black widow spider.1
AkunangoziAkunangozi ebantwini. Akukho okufanele ukhathazeke ngakho.
Izicabucabu UkulumaSidla: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: KuncaneNjengokuhlatshwa yinyosi noma ngaphansi. Cishe akunangozi ebantwini.

The cupboard spider is a common house spider that lives in dark corners and builds messy, three-dimensional webs. It is often mistaken for the dangerous black widow, but its bite is usually minor. Its name shows that it is found in many parts of the world, including Europe, temperate Asia and areas where it has been introduced.1

Ihlala
Native to Europe and much of temperate Asia. Introduced to North and South America, Macaronesia, Africa, New Zealand and Hawaii.1
I-Yurophu
Ekhaya
It constructs three-dimensional webs in dark places. In South Africa it has been found in grassland, fynbos, Nama Karoo and savanna biomes.1
Ubude
1.1 cm (0.4 in)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 0.86 km/h (0.53 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
It builds a cobweb of sticky silk fibres and depends mostly on vibrations travelling through the web to find prey. It reportedly preys on black widows.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Cupboard spider
Cupboard spider. Isithombe: Ryan Kaldari, no known copyright restrictions (public domain). Public domain, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Adult females are 6 to 10.5 mm long, dark coloured and round-bodied, with a bulbous abdomen.1
  • Typical colour ranges from purplish brown to black, with light-coloured markings.1
  • It has no bright red hourglass pattern or other bright, distinctive markings.1
  • Males are thinner and can be nearly as long as females, at 4.1 to 10 mm.1
  • Sexually mature males have lighter, more reddish legs than females.1

Ivamise ukudidaniswa ne: It is often confused with black widows and redbacks (Latrodectus species), which have a bright red hourglass pattern that this spider lacks. Steatoda borealis is similar in shape but slightly smaller and found in colder climates. It has coloured markings on the top of the abdomen rather than the underside.1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

The bite is minor in humans and has no long-lasting effects. Symptoms can include blistering at the bite site and pain. A few cases have included fever, nausea, sweating and a general feeling of being unwell that lasted several days.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KuncaneNjengokuhlatshwa yinyosi noma ngaphansi. Cishe akunangozi ebantwini.

The spider is not aggressive. Most injuries to people happen when a spider is accidentally squeezed or pinched and bites in defence. It is possible that a spider may bite a finger pushed into its web by mistake.1

Izindaba ezinhle: odokotela banomuthi (i-antivenom) noma indlela yokwelapha lokhu.1

Senzani uma sesabile?

It usually flees when a large creature comes near, and it bites when it is squeezed or pinched.1

Uma siluma

  • 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?

Cupboard spider ubude obucishe bube ngu-1.1 cm (0.4 in)Uhlamvu lwerayisi cishe 7 mm (0.3 in)Uhlamvu lwemali lwe-euro elilodwa cishe 2.3 cm (0.9 in)
sincane kangangokuthi singahlala ezinzipheni zakho

Cupboard spider mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

Director Sam Raimi chose this spider to play the radioactive spider that bites Peter Parker in the 2002 film Spider-Man. The filming spider was painted with red and blue makeup.1

2

The spider reportedly preys on black widows, which can make it useful to have around.1

3

It can go several months without feeding, as long as it has access to water.1

4

Females can live up to six years, while males typically live 1 to 1.5 years and often die shortly after mating.1

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: It is a dangerous widow spider, just like the black widow.

Iqiniso: Its bite is minor in humans and has no long-lasting effects, although it can cause pain, blistering and, in a few cases, several days of feeling unwell.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Steatoda grossa
Iqembu
Izicabucabu
Umndeni
Theridiidae2
Ukuhleleka
Araneae
Amazwekazi
I-Yurophu
Izinsana
A well-fed female can lay three or more egg sacs each year, with 40 to 100 eggs in each sac. The eggs usually hatch within a month at normal household temperature and humidity, and the spiderlings are independent from the moment they hatch.1
Isikhathi sokuphila
cishe iminyaka engu-61
Ingozi ebantwini
1 / 5: Kuncane3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Steatoda grossa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Steatoda grossa (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
  3. Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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