Top 10 scariest spider in the world

Most people on the planet spiders they inspire such subconscious horror that they are the favorite horror stories of Hollywood directors. Only a few exotic lovers contain large spiders at home as pets. Evaluation criteria may vary. Someone thinks that the most terrible spiders in the world are huge tarantulas. Others in the first place put the poisonousness of arthropods.

Who is worse

In the criteria for evaluating scary spiders, speed and aggressiveness should also be added. What is the use of strong poison if the spider moves slowly and is able to catch only prey sitting in place.

Interesting!

The fastest today crab spiderswho are waiting for prey in ambush. How strong their poison is is unknown, since arthropods are small and do not bite a person. But the speed of rotation of their hull when catching prey reaches 3000 ° per second. That is, in a second, a crab spider can rotate around its axis 8 times.

If you choose creepy spiders in size, then the entire top 10 scary spiders will be occupied by tarantulas.

Terrible on the face

But almost cute inside. All tarantulas poisonous, but their poison is low toxic and the bite of these spiders is not terrible for humans. If the victim does not have an allergic reaction to spider venom. But in this case, the size of the spider is not so important.

If you arrange the spiders in descending order, you get something like this rating:

1. Theraphosa blondi (view of Goliath).
2. Heteropoda maxima (species of Heteropod maxima).
3. Acanthoscurria (genus of spiders of Acanthuscuria).
4. Nhandu coloratovillosus (a species of Coloratovillosus).
5. Nhandu tripepii (a species of Nandu triperium).
6. Brachypelma smithi (a type of Brachypelma smithi).
7. Lampropelma nigerrimum (a species of Lampropelma nigerrium).
8. Lampropelma nigerrimum arboricola (a species of Lampropelma nigerrium arboricola).
9. Aphonopelma seemanni (species of Athosopelmus zemanni).
10. Avicularia purpurea (a species of Avicularia purpura).

On a note!

The size of the spider is usually determined by the sweep of the paws, as the body can be very tiny. From this point of view, the first place should be the Heteropod maxim, since it exceeds the Goliath in the length of the paws. But Goliath looks more impressive.

Goliath

The female’s body grows up to 10 cm. The males are smaller - 8.5 cm. The paw span can be 28 cm. The color is dark brown. The body is completely covered with short reddish-brown bristles. It lives in the tropical zone of South America.

On a note!

Although the bite of a goliath is not dangerous, its venom can cause skin irritation. More serious damage is caused by the bristles, which is the main protection of the spider. Easily separated from the body of the tarantula, the bristles cause an allergic skin reaction in humans.

Heteropod maxim

In size, it competes with Goliath, although the body length of the female is only 4.6 cm, that of the male is 3 cm. But the size of the limbs is 25-30 cm. The species was recently discovered in Laos. The color of the spiders is brown-yellow. There are no sex differences in color. Presumably the species lives in caves.The toxicity level of the poison and the strength of the bite are unknown. But this tarantula looks really creepy. Especially because of the large chelicera.

Acantoscuria

This is a genus of large spiders. The paw span of the smallest species is 12 cm. The largest is 22 cm. The color is dark brown with a light rim along the cephalothorax and light stripes on the paws. Outwardly reminds south tarantulabut has a more attractive appearance.

The character is nervous. If disturbed, it may inflict a bite. Considering the excitable nervous system of arthropods and their number among tarantula lovers, the poison of representatives of this genus is low toxic.

Nanda coloratovillusus

The body and legs of the animal are covered with a thick and long reddish bristle. The length of the female is up to 9 cm. The span of the paws is up to 18 cm. A native of Brazil. For humans, danger is represented by easily falling bristles.

Nandu Triperius

Very fluffy arthropod, pink or red bristles which perform a protective function. Therefore, the spider itself is not exchanged for bites and is appreciated for its flexible disposition. Paw span up to 18 cm. Females grow up to 8 cm, males up to 5 cm. Country of origin Brazil.

Brachypelma Smithy

Body dimensions are close to Goliath: up to 9 cm. Paw span up to 17 cm. The tarantula has a very beautiful color: a dark main background with red spots on its paws. With age, the contrast intensifies.

As protection, it uses bristles, as the poison is slightly toxic. A bite is not dangerous for a person. In addition, the animal has a very calm disposition.

Lampropelma Nigerium

The body size of adults is 6-8 cm. The paw span is 17-19 cm. In especially large specimens, the leg span can be 20 cm. The color of the females is coal-black, the males are ashen, and the striped pattern on the abdomen.

On a note!

The character is vile: fast, aggressive and unpredictable, without hesitation it inflicts a bite. The poison is dangerous to humans.

Lampropelma nigerrium arboricola

Body size up to 8 cm, paw span up to 18 cm. Females of black color, males ashen yellow. The animals are burrows. They hunt at night.

The character is similar to a fellow genus: aggressive fast arthropod with strong poison. In the absence of shelter prone to bites. To a person, poison can deliver several unpleasant days.

Athos of Zemanni

Paw span up to 14 cm. Color black or dark brown with light stripes on the paws. Lead a nocturnal lifestyle. Fast and active only at night. The rest of the time they prefer to sit in shelters, because they do not like sunlight.

The poison is weak. The bite is similar in strength to a hornet. When a person bites local irritation and a tumor pass themselves after 2-3 days.

Avicularia purpura

The inhabitant of Ecuador in nature builds nests in the hollows. Likes to use for nesting voids in human housing. Fully covered with thick black bristles, shimmering in purplish-blue in the sun. It grows up to 6 cm. Leg span up to 14 cm.

Protection is irritating bristles, as the poison is weak and the bite is not dangerous for humans.

Although the photos of the terrible tarantulas spiders impress, the truly dangerous ones are not these giants, but the modest little spiders. Often these spiders have an inconspicuous camouflage color.

Really dangerous

Before the invention of serums that neutralize the poison of spiders, bites of some arthropods led to the death of a person. Usually, people died from internal bleeding, as spider venom violates blood coagulation and destroys hemoglobin. It is these arthropods that are very scary representatives of their group, although they often have a harmless appearance.

top 10 dangerous spiders:

1. Brazilian wandering.
2. Sydney funnel.
3. Northern tree funnel.
4. Black Widow.
5. Red-backed (Australian Widow).
6. Karakurt.
7. Six-eyed shortbread.
8. Brown hermit spider.
9. Yellow heyrakantium (sak).
10. Mouse spider

On a note!

Spider bites rarely lead a person to immediate death. If you manage to catch an arthropod and present it for identification to a specialist, there is every chance that the poison will be neutralized.If the spider could not be caught, it would be nice to at least describe it. But for this you need to know how he looks. And the idea of ​​the appearance of an arthropod is good to know not only from the description, but also from the photo.

Brazilian wandering

A whole family of large spiders, outwardly similar to the "native" South Russian tarantula. The color is gray. Well developed chelicera. The poison has a neurotoxic effect. Before the appearance of serum from bites brazilian runners up to 40% of the victims died. After the appearance of the antidote, the number of deaths decreased to zero.

Sydney Funnel

The only representative of the genus Atrax. Sydney Funnel Spider has limited distribution in New South Wales in Australia.

The body size of the spider is 10-50 mm. Variable color: from blue-black to brown. Likes to settle in houses. It preys on large insects and relatives.

Has long chelicerae with lots of poison. When attacking, it takes a threatening pose, but poison can actually drip from the sting.

The bite of a Sydney funnel spider is extremely dangerous for humans and primates. The poison contains a neurotoxin that affects the human nervous system. For 50 years, from 1927 to 1981, 13 people died from the bites of Atrax.

Interesting!

Other mammals are resistant to Sydney spider venom. Thanks to this, since 1981 it has become possible to obtain serum from the blood of animals from this poison. With timely treatment to the clinic, death is excluded.

Northern Woody Funnel

The largest Australian representative of funnel spiders. The range includes the habitat of the Sydney funnel. The behavior of both species is similar. Northern arboreal exactly behaves during an attack, and the amount of poison in it is not less, but it is less toxic. When a northern tree spider bites a person, symptoms of severe poisoning appear:

• nausea;
• muscle spasms;
• vomiting
• pain at the site of the bite.

Important!

Experts believe that in some cases, the bite of a northern tree spider can end in the death of a person.

Black Widow

The size of the North American Black Widow is only 8-10 mm. But this does not prevent her from being one of the most dangerous spiders. The good news: only a female is dangerous. Bad: these spiders love to climb into a person’s housing. But they are not aggressive and bite only if pressed down.

Poison Black widow causes a person to vomit, thirst, sweating. Before the serum, 5% of the victims died from the bite of this spider.

On a note!

You can recognize the Black Widow by the characteristic red spot in the form of an hourglass on the underside of the abdomen.

Red-backed (Australian Widow)

The female is only 10 mm long. The body length of males is 3-4 mm. A distinctive feature of the female is the red stripe on the upper side of the abdomen, dividing it in half. Among the most poisonous spiders in Australia. For a person, a bite is very dangerous and causes severe pain, since the poison has a neurotoxic effect. In recent years, an antidote has been created, but it does not relieve pain.

Karakurt

Eurasian version of the Black Widow. It lives in the southern regions of the mainland. On the upper side of the black abdomen of a female Karakurt there are red spots.

This is a large spider of the genus of black widows. The body length of the female is 10-20 cm. The people themselves do not attack. When bitten, the poison acts immediately, causing symptoms of general poisoning. Victims also complain of very severe pain in the lower back, chest, and abdomen.

On a note!

Livestock is especially sensitive to the poison of karakurt. Karakurt capable of killing a horse or a camel with one bite.

Six-eyed sand

It lives in the deserts of Africa and South America. The body shape resembles a crab. Camouflage paint, the color of sand. Spider bite dangerous to humans. The poison can cause necrotic damage to the soft tissues. But since the discovery of the species, only two deaths have been known from the bite of a six-eyed sand spider.

Brown hermit spider

One of the most famous poisonous spiders in North America. Arthropod of small size: body length 7-12 mm, leg span 20 mm. But a bite of brown hermit spider can cause a person’s necrotic lesion, which will later turn into an ulcer.

Yellow Heyrakantium (Sak)

Originally spider sak - An inhabitant of the hot Central Asian steppes, but thanks to global warming and pathological love for car engines managed to settle much more north. Today he is already greeted in the Volga region and Moscow region.

The color of the abdomen in Saka is beige or bright yellow. Sak has huge powerful chelicera. Even in the picture, this arthropod looks very scary. Saka's bite is not fatal, but his poison is strong. The bites of Saka and the hermit spider are similar in symptoms, which causes a person to panic. Arthropod bites and doctors can not always recognize.

Important!

Sak attacks only when attacking him or threatening the nest.

Mouse spider

These arthropods are not aggressive, but since they are more active during the day, the chance to stumble upon a mouse spider is quite large. The species is not aggressive if you do not climb into the female hole.

For humans, the poison of a mouse spider is not fatal, although it can cause trouble. In action, it is similar to the poison of funnel spiders and the same serum works against it.