Of Course! spiders are Poisonous
There are more than 38000 different species of spiders across over
100 families. Most of them are harmless but there is a small percentage
which can be categorized as Poisonous spiders.
When little Miss Muffet ran away from the spider, she had good reason to
do so. There are more than 38000 different species of spiders across
over 100 families. Most of them are harmless but there is a small
percentage which can be categorized as Poisonous spiders. Some of the
venomous spider’s of the world causes symptoms such as stinging pain,
nausea, itching and redness, swelling and even death. The neurotoxic
venom in some poisonous spiders can also harm the nervous system.
Some of the known Poisonous spiders are Black Widow spider, Brown
Recluse spider, Brazilian Wandering spider and Australian Funnel-web
spider.
The Black Widow spider derives its name from the belief that the female
eats it males after mating. The female have a black shiny body with
orange spots on the abdomen. The male in contrast is smaller and not
poisonous. The Black Widow spider bite can cause serious symptoms in
adults and can be fatal for children and elderly. The spider bite can
cause extreme pain, swelling, uneasiness and in some cases even
hypertension. These poisonous spiders are found in United States mainly
in Florida, Texas and Oklahoma.
The Australian cousin of the Black Widow spider is the very poisonous
Redback spider or the Jockey spider or Kapara spider. The bite of this
poisonous spider caused Latrodectism. The victim experiences throbbing
pain, headaches, profuse sweating and mild burning sensation. In some
exceptional cases the person may also have a respiratory failure,
seizure or go into coma. Another poisonous species what is found in
mid-western region of United States and Gulf of Mexico is the Brown
Recluse spider. It is marked by some unique feature such as three pair
of eyes and its back resembles a violin. Therefore, it is also known as
a fiddle-back spider. However, there is nothing musical about its
venomous bite. Victims with a weak immunity system and children can be
fatally affected.
The Brazilian Wandering spider has spun its way up to the Guinness
Book of World Records in 2007 for causing the highest number of death of
human with its venomous bite. It gets its name because during the night
it wanders around in the jungle and during the day it hides inside
termite mounds, under logs and in Banana plants. It is also called the
Banana spider. They are very aggressive and are least hesitant to bite
humans even in the absence of a threat. Its fatal venom contains PhTx3
neurotoxin which leads to difficulty in respiration, affects muscle
control and also causes paralysis or asphyxiation.
The Australian Funnel-web spiders are found close to water and are rated
among the very poisonous category of Hexathelidae. The treatment of the
Funnel-web spider poisonous bite is similar to that of the snakebite and
needs to be cured within 15 minutes otherwise it may cause death. The
bite causes nausea, excessive salivating, vomiting, facial muscle
twitch, shortness of breath and hypertension.
There are many other spiders such as the Crab spider, Wolf spider,
Camel spider and many more that do not do bite unless provoked. Their
bites are not so fatal but may cause a rash, redness of skin or burning
sensation. Many of these symptoms cause discomfort and go away within a
day.
Spiders can survive the toughest of conditions. They can sustain in a
vacuum, extreme temperatures, under deep waters and even 30 miles above
the Earth surface where the air is ultra thin. They are carnivorous and
feed on insects, worms and even bigger creatures. Their ways of survival
and capturing their prey are most fascinating. However, it is best to
keep away from them and avoid being bitten by them. |
