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- Spiders of the Volgograd region
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- Spiders of the Volgograd region
Spiders of the Volgograd region live among vegetation - forest, field, meadow, edge, garden, vegetable garden, as well as near and inside bodies of water with standing water. Some representatives settle in residential buildings, apartments, in summer cottages. Experts say that more than 800 species live in the Volgograd region. Photos and descriptions of spiders are presented below.
Karakurt
Is an the most dangerous spider in Russia. It leads a nocturnal lifestyle, lives in burrows underground, the entrance is protected by a web. It preys on insects, their larvae, and small relatives. Often males become victims of females after fertilization.
Important!
Poisonous spiders of the Volgograd region do not attack people, they often run away from them. They rush to attack if they feel a danger to their own life. Instantly there is pain, redness, swelling. After 15 minutes, the well-being worsens. Headache, dizziness, nausea, pain in the head, abdomen, tremors, fever, difficulty breathing, increased blood pressure, etc. appear. In the absence of qualified medical care, a person dies.
Appearance karakurt catchy. Size about 2 cm. Long black legs. The abdomen is convex with red spots. In mature individuals, the spots are smoothed, the color is more uniform.
Sac (Heyrakantium)
One of the most poisonous in the Volgograd region. Medium-sized predator - up to 1 cm, sack preying on small insects - aphid, moth, caterpillars, flies, mosquitoes. Appearance is bright, memorable. Bright yellow abdomen, legs, red cephalothorax. On the head are powerful jaw-chelicera. The size of the hoist along with the span of the legs reaches 2.5 cm.
On a note!
Spider Sak in Volgograd is found in arid places, builds holes in the soil. Labyrinths go deep into 50 cm.
He hunts actively, quickly catches up with the victim, aggressively attacks, inflicts a fatal bite. Saka poison is not as toxic as that of karakurt, but it causes a local allergic reaction, a general malaise.
Argiope
Dangerous spiders of the Volgograd region have a bright, unusual color, calm disposition. One of such representatives is lobular argiope. The abdomen is gray-white, the legs are long, striped.
On a note!
A distinctive feature of the spider is the division of the abdomen into 6 segments. Lives in semi-desert areas, hunts insects.
The second brightest representative of the family is argiope bruennichi. The body is elongated, the abdomen is striped, similar to the color of a wasp. The legs are long striped. The cephalothorax is gray. The spider lives on the edges of the forest, meadows, along roadsides. At night weaving nets, sitting in the center of the canvas during the day, waiting for the victim. Limbs poses so that in appearance the pose resembles the letter “X”.
Spiders in Volgograd from the family argiop they don’t attack people, they prefer to hide quietly, but with an accidental bite, painful sensations appear. The poison is deadly for insects, invertebrates, in animals, people, provokes a local allergic reaction. The consequences resemble wasp or bee sting. In people prone to allergies, small children, a general deterioration in health can occur - weakness, nausea, shortness of breath, swelling of the larynx.
Black fathead
The invasion of spiders in Volgograd is observed in the middle of summer.The appearance of males is brighter, more beautiful, the female is nondescript, but larger in size. The average spider is up to 1.5 cm. The cephalothorax, forelimbs are black, the abdomen is red in color with four even circles.
Interesting!
The people call a black sweatshirt a ladybug.
It leads a nocturnal lifestyle, does not weave hunting nets, builds burrows underground. Hunts for insects, small relatives. In relation to a person does not show aggression, bites, protecting his own life. On the spot spider bite a local allergic reaction appears - pain, redness, swelling, swelling. Passes in a week.
South Russian Tarantula
In the Volgograd region there are several representatives of the family tarantulas, a photo with the names can be seen below. The most dangerous is south russian tarantula.
Important!
In the Volgograd region it is the largest poisonous spider. Females with a leg span reach 3 cm, males - 2.5 cm. The body is covered with villi, ashen, brown, red, gray. Long powerful legs.
The South Russian tarantula lives in burrows underground, the entrance protects spider web. Hunts, sitting in his own home. It eats insects, their larvae. In humans, a tarantula bite causes a local allergic reaction, worsening of well-being, but does not lead to death.
Spiders tarantulas in the Volgograd region
In vivo do not live, keep them as a pet. However, if the pet is not properly maintained, tarantula can go traveling on the floors of a multi-storey building, a street.
The most beautiful representatives of the spider family, large - up to 30 cm, with a bright color. The body is covered with thick hairs, legs are powerful, long. They feed on insects, amphibians, small rodents, and relatives. They live up to 25 years. Tarantulas head ranking of the largest spiders in the world.
On a note!
Some species of tarantulas are extremely poisonous, but they are rarely found at home. Spiders are calm, do not differ in aggressive disposition, bite when threatening their own lives.
