Colour of both sexes similar with carapace is yellow to fawn (Fig. To minimise the risk, both for yourself and your children, it is extremely beneficial to know how to identify these venomous local spiders, what common signs and symptoms of these specific spider bites are and what do if someone is bitten:Not only is this night-dwelling spider considered by many experts to be South Africa’s most dangerous spider, it is also estimated to be responsible for nearly three quarters of all reported spider bites. This certainly earns the Sac Spider the number 1 spot on the big 5 spider list.This is probably the most well-known South African spider and can be classified into two categories, the deadly black widow or black button spider and the less venomous brown button spider. Once, this family was a large catch-all taxon for a disparate collection of spiders, similar only in that they had eight eyes arranged in two rows and conical anterior spinnerets that touched, and were wandering predators that built silken retreats, or sacs, usually on plant terminals, between leaves, under bark, or under rocks.
The abdomen has a short dark line in the center of it. Though generally shy, violin spiders won’t hesitate to bite when threatened. Sac spider venom breaks down tissue and kills cells at the bite site with its cytotoxin properties. Also known as brown recluse spiders in the United States, violin spiders sport a violin-shaped marking on the thorax. It is apparent that you would not want to experience the bite. Oh joy. House sac spiders (English); huis sakspinnekoppe (Afrikaans); isakandlu sicabucabu (isiZulu) Eutichuridae (Cheiracanthium furculatum) DESCRIPTION. When it comes to catching prey, Sac Spiders are predatory hunters, not web weavers. Despite disputes, this species does possess a cytotoxic venom and bites can result in tissue damage and should be treated as an open wound. These spiders may live indoors or outdoors, depending on the region, climate and time of year. Tachypompilus ignitus dragging Palystes prey up a wall After mating in the early summer, the female constructs a round egg sac about 60–100 mm in size made of silk, with twigs and leaves woven into it. Nephila fenestrata, the Black-legged Nephila spider or Golden Orb spider, occurs over most of South Africa, excluding the arid central and western regions, and is the only species of Nephila to occur in the Western Cape.Since 2002 this species has crossed over the Hottentots Holland mountain range and is now the most commonly seen orb-web spider on the Cape …
Image: Velo Steve/flickr The Brown Button Spider … Pale legs have dark feet. Buttons spiders are armed with powerful neurotoxic venom that inflicts severe pain in bite victims and could potentially kill those with fragile or compromised immune systems like small children or elderly people. But that doesn’t mean that the mere mention of the dreaded ‘S word’ doesn’t strike fear into even the bravest of us. They may appear tan, brown, yellow, or even slightly green. Authored By Staff Writer; Content ©www.InsectIdentification.org Not unlike the … If the wound goes septic or necrotic it is best to get to a hospital and go on a course of Prophylactic antibiotics.
She published her first book, a break-up survival guide, in 2007 and specializes in a variety of topics including, but not limited to, relationships and issues in education. Equipped with powerful hemolyctic/necrotoxic venom that ravages tissue and causes internal bleeding, six-eyed sand spiders are the most poisonous spiders in South Africa. Though generally shy, violin spiders won’t hesitate to bite when threatened. The spider also creates a unique purple-coloured egg sac, each holding roughly 600 hatchlings. This type of spider is a fast runner and it uses spider silk to weave tent-like sacs between leaves or on tree trunks for retreats. Baboon spiders are a sub-family of tarantula that includes more than 40 individual …