Description and photos of the most dangerous spiders in the world

Poisonous spiders are ubiquitous, but the most dangerous of them live in tropical countries. About 40 thousand are read in the world. species of arachnids. All of them are predators, with the exception of the horse, Kipling baguettes - which feed on formations on acacia leaves, live in Central America. Spiders infect the victim with poison, inject saliva, which dilutes the insides, and sucks the contents. The poison is so strong that it kills an animal, a person.

Photos and names of dangerous creatures

Deadly dangerous for humans spiders - exotic, living in tropical countries. Most often, local residents, tourists, as well as people who keep arachnids as a pet suffer from bites. What mortal creatures look like, where they live, can be found further from our article.

The top 10 most dangerous arachnids include spiders of various sizes and colors.

Wolves Lycosidae

There are more than 2 thousand species. They live everywhere, mainly in forests with a humid climate. The predator awaits the prey in the hole, quickly rushes to attack. It rarely attacks a person. After a bite, redness, swelling, pain appears. Wolves - not poisonous spiders for humans. Actively regulate the number of insects in the forest, bringing great benefits to this.

Tarantula Lycosa

Large arachnid. Body size tarantula reaches 3.5 cm. Lives up to 30 years. Belongs to the family of wolf spiders. They live in arid areas - steppes, deserts. They do not weave fishing nets. The cobwebs cover the entrance to the mink, cocoons.

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South Russian tarantulasliving in Russia do not pose a threat to human life, but spider bite causes pain, discomfort, weakness.

Yellow-spider Cheiracanthium spider

Heyrakantium, he sack, is the most poisonous arachnid in Europe. People are rarely attacked. They live in the wild, hide in folded leaves. They bite people, protecting their own life. At the site of the lesion there is a swelling, suppuration. A person feels abdominal pain, nausea, weakness, dizziness, headache. The condition normalizes within a week. Bites of tropical relatives of this species are much more dangerous.

Mouse Spider Missulena

11 species are known, 10 of which lives in Australia, 1 - in Chile. The name was given due to the erroneous opinion that they dig holes in the ground like mice. All females are black, males have spots, patterns on the body. They hunt insects, small spiders. Sami often become victims of scorpions, wasps, centipedes. Theoretically, poison is dangerous to humans, can cause death. However, bites occur rarely, as arachnids try to stay away from human habitation.

Brazilian spider soldier Phoneutria

It lives in South America. A deadly dangerous animal leads a nomadic way of life, does not weave a web, like most relatives. Often Brazilian wandering spider crawls into human housing, hides in shoes, clothes, in the corners of the room. Body size about 10 cm.

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Spider venom is capable of killing a baby, a weakened adult with untimely medical care. The bites of several spider soldiers kill in half an hour a healthy person.

Brown Hermit Spider Loxosceles reclusa

It is found in the eastern United States. Lives up to 4 years. Females are larger than males. The leg span reaches 20 mm. In the afternoon hermit spider hiding under stones, snags, in other places where there is no bright light. At night, males hunt, females stay close to the web. Penetrates into a person’s housing through cracks, open windows, doors, hiding in the corners, under furniture, clothes, bed, shoes.

Bites a person only in case of danger to his own life. Often people suffer through negligence. The bite remains invisible or resembles a needle prick. After a while, a swelling appears, redness, nausea, vomiting, and other symptoms of intoxication appear.

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The complexity of the symptoms depends on the amount of poison. In some cases, tissue necrosis develops. The sore spot heals for about 6 months, a scar remains at the site of the bite.

Black Widow Latrodectus mactans

A variety of poisonous spiders, known throughout the world. Homeland is North America. The arachnid got its name because of one peculiarity - females eat males after mating. Black widows come in different sizes - from 8 to 10 mm. Females are always larger, have a characteristic hourglass pattern on the body.

Extremely aggressive spider during the mating season. The poison spreads lightning fast throughout the body, causing muscle cramps, cramps, suffocation. Symptoms develop within 1 hour after the attack. Often accompanied by vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, weakness.

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With timely assistance, the victim recovers, otherwise everything ends in death. Widow bites are especially dangerous for children, weakened, elderly people. This is the most dangerous spider in the world, because it surpasses the rest in the frequency of bites.

Karakurt, steppe widow Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

A kind of black widow. It is found almost all over the world, including in the south of Russia, Of Ukraine. It reproduces extremely quickly, lives in minks in the ground, weaves a web. Body size reaches 10 mm, on top of 13 bright spots.

From man karakurt tries to stay away, attacks in case of danger to his own life. The poison of karakurt is 5 times more toxic than a rattlesnake. Symptoms of poisoning develop within 15 minutes, depending on the amount of poison, immunity. Victims experience severe pain in the muscles, abdomen, vomiting, nausea, dizziness. Blood pressure rises, angina pectoris appears. A person often loses consciousness. There is an antidote, but failure to provide qualified help can result in death.

Six-eyed sand spider lat. Sicarius hahni

It is found in Africa, South America. Hiding in the sand, attacks the victim with lightning speed. He tries to stay away from people, but if there is a chance, he will certainly bite. The poison is extremely toxic, leading to rupture of blood vessels, internal hemorrhage.

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Fatalities are known. Symptoms develop a few minutes after the attack of a predator, there is no antidote. Deadly spiders of this species are among the five most dangerous arthropods on the planet.

Sydney Leukoputin, funnel spider Atrax robustus

Funnel sydney spider - representative of the Australian continent. Spider venom kills a child in 15 minutes, an adult - in half an hour. It attacks imperceptibly, violently. Powerful long fangs calmly bite through not only the skin, but also the nail plates. The aggressive creature initially takes a fighting position - rises on its feet, then rushes to attack with lightning speed. Bites several times in a row.

Deadly poison affects the nervous system.A few seconds after the bite, muscle twitching, cramps, increased salivation, lacrimation, shortness of breath begin. Unlike its relatives, the male is more poisonous, which is somewhat inferior to the female in size, reaches 7 cm.

Spider webs in the form of a funnel. It lives in minks underground, hollows of trees. They do not weave fishing nets. Females spend most of their lives in a hole; males “travel” around the district in search of a couple, food. In the process of wandering often find themselves in a person’s house. A photo of the most poisonous spider in the world is presented below.

Spiders inject a poison when they bite, which causes an allergic reaction of varying degrees of intensity. Even after the attack cross spiderliving in our area, temperature may rise, headache, nausea, weakness may begin.