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The black button spiders are black or brown in color, and include the following species: L. cinctus (east coast button spider) L. indistinctus (west coast button spider) L. karooensis (Karoo button spider) L. renivulvatus (inland button spider) All of these spiders are native to Southern Africa.
Latrodectus karrooensis is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae, found in South Africa. [1] It is one of six species of Latrodectus found in southern Africa, four of which, including L. karrooensis, are known as black button or black widow spiders. Like all Latrodectus species, L. karrooensis has a neurotoxic venom.
The guinea pig died within 7 minutes, leading to a belief that the spider's venom was dangerous. However, further research on anaesthetized guinea pigs showed that the original guinea pig had actually died of shock, rather than as a result of the spider's venom. [1] In humans the bite is no more dangerous than a bee sting. [4]
Latrodectus indistinctus is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae, found in Namibia and South Africa. [1] It is one of six species of Latrodectus found in southern Africa, four of which, including L. indistinctus, are known as black button or black widow spiders. Like all Latrodectus species, L. indistinctus has a neurotoxic venom.
Palystes is a genus of huntsman spiders, commonly called rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders, [2] occurring in Africa, India, Australia, and the Pacific. [1] The most common and widespread species is P. superciliosus , found in South Africa, home to 12 species in the genus.
“This is one of the few species of spider that can be dangerous to people,” says Potzler. “There are approximately 2,200 bites reported each year, but there has not been a death related to a ...
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Only male Sydney funnel-web spiders have venom that can kill an adult, and 13 deaths have been attributed to the common Sydney funnel-web spider between 1927 and the early 1980s. There have been ...