In September, the males move into the female’s den for a few days to mate, after which they die. Then the female creates a cocoon in which up to 80 eggs can mature.
In the Odessa region, in the National Natural Park “Tuzlovsky Limany” a rare dangerous spider appeared. This was announced on Saturday, June 10, by the park administration.
We are talking about the black fathead (Eresus moravicus). Sometimes it is also called “The Sun”. This is a bright, beautiful, rare species of spider.
“It was first recorded by scientists in the territory of the national park. Previously, it was believed that only Eresus collari lived in Ukraine. However, the revision of collections and the arrival of new material confirmed the existence of another species in our country. ,” said the reserve.
According to experts, the bite of such spiders is very dangerous. The venom causes severe pain and numbness around the bite site that lasts 3-6 days. However, as they assured, it is impossible to die from a spider bite.
“The species is new for our area, but already quite active. It is already abundant in the Izmail district of the Odessa region,” experts warned.
The size of male spiders reaches 8-11 mm. They have a bright red belly with four black spots. Females are slightly larger – 9-16 mm.
Such spiders are found in Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovakia and Albania.
It will be remembered that in 2020 in Australia, a hunter spider crawled up to one of the houses and rang the doorbell, preventing the owners from sleeping.
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Source: korrespondent
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