In 2007, the Guinness Book of Records has another poison champion - Brazilian wandering spider.As is clear from its name, the habitat of this aggressive and quite dangerous for human arachnids are the rainforests of South America.But often this agile arthropod can be found in the human habitation, where his favorite places are boxes, shoes, hats, etc.
Brazilian wandering spider: appearance
These spiders are quite large - about 10 cm in length. They have a spindle-shaped body and eight eyes, two of them - big ones.Volume abdomen and long, thick, ending in a spiked feet, covered with dense hairs, arachnids distinguish this from colleagues.Its color may vary from dark brown to brown.
becomes defensive posture, the Brazilian wandering spider, whose photos you can see in this article, based on his hind legs and holding up two pairs of front, ominously swaying from side to side.One of the main signs of this spider - large, covered with red bristles chelicerae.
Brazilian wandering spider: lifestyle
Wandering spiders are so named because not build nests and do not spin webs and wander in search of food: insects, other spiders and even frogs, small birds and mammals.A special place in the diet of the spider take bananas, for which the home gourmet arthropod is also called "banana" spider.
these arachnids to move pretty quickly, developing a particularly high speed in pursuit of prey.Some species can even jump away.In its prey wandering spider plunges chelicerae, which carried the poison.It paralyzes the small animals in a few seconds.
Wandering spiders - a nocturnal creatures who prefer to sit out the day under rocks, in the thick grass, or people's homes.
Brazilian wandering spider: a danger to human
cause of much concern in the collision of a man with the Brazilian wandering spider is that it is poisonous arthropod in no hurry to get away, but on the contrary, took a defensive position and biting once, aims to make itmore and more.
Yad these spiders cause people severe allergic reaction.And if the victim - a child, elderly or infirm people, the bite of "Brazilian" can be extremely dangerous, even fatal.However, in medicine, there are tools that can help the bite of a poisonous arthropod, but to ask for help when you need it no later than 20 minutes after the accident.
first symptoms of poisoning spider venom is quite severe pain from the bite, followed by a strong increase in pressure, nausea, dizziness and difficulty breathing process.
But we must remember that the first person on this spider does not attack.The bite in this case can only be for the purpose of self-defense.However, because of the strong love of this type live in boxes and dark rooms to residents of South America have to be especially careful and attentive.
