Maria Lukyanenko/ article author
Identification of pests, work with insect cultures, micrograph of insects, bibliographic studies.

Description and photos of spiders of the Southern Urals

Spiders in Bashkiria live everywhere. Some species settle in a person’s houseinconvenience weaving cobwebs. Due to the global temperature increase in the summer in the Urals, southern species of arachnids, which had not been encountered before, began to appear. Some of them are poisonous, dangerous to human life. Photos and names of typical inhabitants and exotic creatures of the region are described below.

Karakurt

Belongs to the family black widowswhose venom exceeds the toxic substance of a rattlesnake. Spiders in Bashkiria began to appear recently. Sultry summer contributed to the migration. The appearance of karakurt is memorable. Black long legs, cephalothorax, abdomen with red spots. As you grow older, the color changes, it becomes more uniform.

Recently appeared spiders of the Urals live in secluded places, choose rodent burrows, crevices in the wall of houses, buildings, crevices, and holes in the soil. Open areas are avoided. The entrance to the hole is protected by a web. The dimensions of the female reach 2 cm, males - 10 mm. Cubs differ from adults in smaller dimensions, a lighter color.

On a note!

In June-July, there is a massive migration of females in the nearby neighborhood. They choose a place for building a nest, where they will lay a large number of eggs. It is during this period that bites of animals and people happen.

Karakurt
Karakurt

Karakurt not aggressive on their own, bite when threatening their own lives. However, not to notice a dangerous spider in the grass in view of the small size is very simple. Often predators creep into houses through cracks, open doors, windows. They hide in shoes, a cupboard with dishes, things, behind furniture.

Originally after spider bite there is burning pain, redness, swelling, swelling. After 15 minutes, headache, dizziness, weakness, tremor appear. The temperature of the body rises, blood pressure rises, the heart rate quickens, and breathing becomes difficult. Without the provision of qualified medical care, a person dies from cardiac arrest or suffocation.

South Russian Tarantula

New spiders of the southern Urals frighten residents of rural areas, as well as outdoor enthusiasts. Refer to wolf spiders. Poisonous spiders in Bashkiria settle in an arid area, build burrows underground. The depth of the labyrinths reaches 50 cm. The entrance to the hole is sealed with a web, it is also a hunting net for prey.

Hunting tarantula or misgirwithout leaving your own refuge. It eats insects, their larvae, as well as small relatives. Big spiders catch up with fear with their appearance, size.

  • The female reaches 3 cm, the males - 1.5 cm.
  • The body and legs are covered with thick hairs.
  • Powerful limbs.
  • Colors - brown, gray, ash, beige, white. There are stains on the body, the head is dark, which distinguishes the poisonous tarantula from low-risk relatives.

Large spiders are not aggressive in nature, bite, protecting their own life. If you behave with him carefully, a bite will not follow.

On a note!

The consequences depend on the individual characteristics of the body. Most people get off with a local allergic skin reaction. In young children, persons prone to an allergic reaction, pathologically weak immunity, a deterioration in well-being occurs, special treatment is required.

South Russian Tarantula and Sak Spider
South Russian Tarantula and Sak Spider

Sack

Spiders of the middle Urals do not differ in large sizes. Females reach 2 cm, males no more than 70 mm. The most striking representative of modern Bashkiria is a poisonous creature. It feeds on small insects, their larvae - aphid, mosquitoesbutterflies flies. They are found in arid places.

Description of appearance:

  • yellow legs, abdomen;
  • cephalothorax red or bright orange;
  • chelicera in the form of claws, fangs;
  • pedipalps reach half the length of the front legs.

Interesting!

Externally sack or the yellow spider resembles a scorpion. It builds holes in the ground, lays eggs in the same place. Prefers active hunting. Before the attack, takes a fighting position - rises to the hind limbs.

A man bites, protecting his own life. The bite is painful, causes a local allergic reaction - swelling, redness, pain, swelling. In children, people with weak immunity, a deterioration in well-being is observed. Body temperature rises, nausea, headache, vomiting, diarrhea. Special therapy required.

Typical species of spiders in Bashkiria are not poisonous, but they bite painfully. Traces pass in 7-14 days. In total, about 24 families, 457 species live. Often meet crosses, side walkers, home spiders, hayers, canopies, wolves, miturgides, grass crab spiders, etc. Predators bring great benefits to nature - they regulate the number of pests of forests, fields, crops. Bites are rare, through carelessness on the part of a person or excessive curiosity.

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