Spider Black Widow - Predator of Insect World

The greatest number of human fears is associated with representatives of the world of insects, and the hardest part is arachnophobes, because the objects of their fear are always somewhere nearby. Spiders, these small but fierce predators, live next to us, in our Houses, bathrooms and cellars, and all kinds of arachnids, of which there are 38 thousand are considered predatory. A black widow spider is by no means the latest representative of the spider kingdom.

The real name of this species is Karakurt, and such an unflattering "nickname" was received only by the female of this spider. Why did the "weak" representatives of this species get the name of a black widow? This spider is famous for the fact that "black" ladies like karakurt like to have dinner with their fiancees. Immediately after mating, females of karakurt include their unlucky husbands in the lunch menu. Seeking to survive after such "love", males bring edible gifts to black widows, but even such measures do not always save them. As a rule, about half of the males of karakurt are the food of their wives.

Female karakurt differ from males not only by bad habits, but also by appearance. They are much larger than their "men". Black Widow Spider Wife Of which the sex has a half-centimeter diameter, five-centimeter length, a glossy black-and-red color and poisonous jaws. You can learn Karakurt by a red spot in the middle of the black back. Dangerous situations the female prefers to wait, hammered into a hole or a gap. Attacks Karakurt only if strongly scared or angry. Males of this species are much smaller than their "spouses". The diameter of their trunk is equal to four to seven millimeters, and together with their feet does not exceed two centimeters. Poison to the poor male, too, is not got. Since there is nothing to defend him, the male black widow spider simply presses all eight legs and lies motionless. When the danger passes, he quickly disappears in a crack.

Inhabitates karakurt in the Caspian steppes and southern regions of Russia and Ukraine. The species of these spiders has three varieties: brown (or gray), red and northern. As a rule, Karakurts settle in mink or narrow slits. Like other spiders, this species weaves a spider web, disorderly and heavily stretched. In places where caracurts dwell , the black widow spider has a bad reputation. The poison of this "lady" contains a neurotoxin, large doses of which can provoke paralysis and kill a person. A sufficient amount of poison for this purpose is Fortunately, does not have an auction, however, it will provide an unpleasant sensation to his bite. In a man bitten by a black widow, the joint begins to ache, he is sick, a cold sweat appears on the body and pain in the heart appears. The place of the bite turns blue and swells. If medical care is not provided, then recovery will only come 3-4 days later. Lethal outcome is possible only if the action of spider venom is enhanced by an allergy.

However, everything is not so scary. The deaths at the bite of the karakurt are very rare. Spider the black widow, whose photo can be seen in this article, is not found at every step. It is easy to learn them because of their bright color, the benefit of poisonous females is insects rather large, and it is simply impossible not to notice such a spider.