Spiders are one of the most ancient land animals on our planet; they descended from a crab-like ancestor. Now the detachment of spiders includes more than forty thousand different species.

Karakurt belongs to the class of arachnids, order - spiders, is a representative of the genus Latrodectus, the poison of these spiders deadly to animals and humans.

The habitat of the karakurt includes the territories of the tropical zone of Africa, Central and Western Asia and southern Europe. In our country, these spiders live in the Caucasus, Crimea, in the south of the Urals, but in Lately their range expanded to the north. They are met in the Moscow region, in Rostov-on-Don, in Orel. Karakurt loves to settle in wastelands, in ravines, on the banks of reservoirs.

The structure of the karakurt is practically no different from the structure of other spiders. Its body is divided into two sections: the front section of the body, with four pairs of eyes, is covered with a hard chitinous shield. The second section is the abdomen, which is covered with an elastic membrane. Spider glands are located in this part of the body. On the head of the body there are two pairs of modified limbs - chelicerae and pedipalps, behind which are walking legs. Spiders have eight of them.

Chelicerae consist of one limb, at the end of which there is a claw, where the poisonous gland opens. They are designed for grasping and holding prey, as well as for protection from enemies.

Pedipalps are similar to legs, but shorter. They are the organ of touch, they usually do not take part in the movement. In mature males. They are somewhat modified.

Lifestyle

The main difference between a male and a female in karakurt is size. The female is almost twice the size of the male. It can reach two centimeters in length, while the male does not grow more than seven millimeters. In addition, the male has red spots on the abdomen. The female has a deep black body. Karakurts, like other spiders, are good runners, and can cover fairly long distances and at high speed. This is all the more surprising, because muscle fibers are completely absent in the spider's limbs.

In addition to locomotion, the spider uses its legs to dig holes and weave webs. There are also olfactory and tactile organs on the legs.

Karakurts, like all spiders, are predators. They catch their prey with webs. Spiders pierce their prey with chelicerae, releasing venom and digestive juices. Having entangled the victim with a web, they leave it for a while. Digestive juices quickly digest the prey, after which the spiders suck out the resulting broth.

mating games

The female karakurt, before the mating games, leaves the nest, and is in constant motion, leaving behind a special double thread, along which the male finds her.

The process of mating games is preceded by rather long dances. The male twitches his abdomen, briskly moves his pedipalps.

The spider approaches its partner with the greatest caution, but the females show aggression only when they are not ready. Females do not attack partners, but favorably accept courtship.

Male rivalry during mating season is a common occurrence. One female collects near her up to ten applicants fighting among themselves. The strongest and most agile drives away other males and proceeds to mating games.

During mating games, the female karakurt enters a state of catalepsy and remains motionless for quite a long time. In this state, it is not dangerous for the male.

Caring for offspring

Caring for offspring in females of karakurt is pronounced during the incubation period. First of all, they look for a place for future masonry, digging a nest in the ground, or adapting abandoned rodent burrows for this. Before entering the nest, she pulls on trapping nets. And only then lay cocoons with eggs. Females remain in the nest for the entire incubation period. Usually juveniles appear in April.

With the advent of offspring, the maternal functions of the female are fulfilled and the juveniles, attached to the cobwebs, are carried by the wind. By the beginning of summer, young karakurt reaches maturity and is capable of mating.

Natural enemies of karakurt

Karakurts have many enemies in wild nature. Herds of grazing animals trample the grass and destroy the nests of karakurts. Hedgehogs are not susceptible to the poison of karakurt so they feed on them fearlessly. A large number of beetles and wasps lay their larvae in spider cocoons, destroying the entire brood.

Karakurt and man

The venom of the karakurt has a neurotoxin in its composition and is close in action to the venom of rattlesnakes. Hyperemia occurs at the bite site, which quickly disappears. A quarter of an hour later, sharp pains appear in the abdomen, chest, legs go numb. All this is accompanied by mental excitement, convulsions, headache. The heartbeat slows down, arrhythmia appears, blood and protein appear in the urine. The victim's condition becomes critical. Most effective tool is an anti-karakurt serum. With timely administration, the patient's condition quickly normalizes.

It should be noted that karakurts are never the first to attack. Spiders are only aggressive when disturbed. The most dangerous are the bites of females. The largest number of bites occurs in June-July - the time of annual migrations.

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Karakurt is a compound name: "kara" - black, "kurt" - worm (from Turkic), scientific name - Latrodectus tredecimguttatus. The spider received a different name "black widow" for the dark color of the body and the instant eating of a partner after mating.

A special sign of this spider are red-orange markings on the abdomen, sometimes bordered by a white outline.

Quite aesthetic in the photo, without fluff, which is typical for spider varieties, it does not necessarily cause a feeling of disgust or is able to remind of danger. With the age of the animal, spots may disappear, as for Eurasian females, unlike Australian and American ones, which are always spotted, so black spiders should be avoided in their habitats.

More detailed description spider: spherical abdomen, cephalothorax, four pairs of legs, two pairs of jaws. The upper jaws of the female end in hooks, on the other side of which there are poisonous glands. Sometimes a mature female has yellow stripes instead of red-orange dots. The body length is 1-2 cm, legs - up to 3 cm.

One of the differences of the species is sexual dimorphism: the length of the female is related to the length of the male as 20:7 mm. It is not red hemoglobin (iron) that is responsible for hematopoiesis, but blue hemocyanin (copper), which is why black spiders have blue blood.

There is another type of karakurt - white. With the same physique as black, it does not have a colorful color, as you can see in the photo, but its bite is not so poisonous, and is more often dangerous for children and the elderly.

habitats

The spider prefers warm steppe, semi-steppe, forest-steppe zones of Southern Europe, Central Asia (Iran, Afghanistan), North Africa, southern Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, is found in Donetsk region Ukraine. Common habitat areas in Russia − Crimea, Altai, Krasnodar Territory, Novosibirsk, Astrakhan, Rostov regions.

In hot years, karakurts were seen at the latitude of the Moscow region in the process of migration. But usually the Black Widow cannot survive the harsh climatic conditions, and such cases are rare. For habitat, the spider karakurt chooses the steppe, arable land, areas near ravines, wastelands, salt marshes.

He avoids open areas, thick grass, wet ravines, hot desert. Uneven rocky surfaces are acceptable for him, similar to the habitat of ferrets and lemmings. Sometimes karakurt is found on abandoned construction sites, but the modern yard is no exception. Karakurt spiders die with the onset of frost in the fall.

Nutrition

This spider feeds on insects caught in its webs. Arthropods that live close to the black widow become victims: grasshoppers, beetles, flies, horseflies, locusts, cicadas and other invertebrates.

These insects are caught more often in horizontal nets. The weaving of the web does not look like a round trapezoid pattern, but more looks like a random chaotic pattern. The spider paralyzes the victim with poison, after which it extracts liquid components from it.

reproduction

In July-August, spiders arrange mating. The male attracts the female with fragrant pheromones. Immediately after the mating games, the spider eats her husband and goes to lay eggs in cozy corners, which are suitable for mouse holes, cracks in the earth's crust, walls of adobe houses, ventilation drainage systems. There the female places her cocoons. Usually the number of eggs reaches 130 pieces. With the advent of autumn, the female dies.

Eggs hidden in a cocoon are reliably stored all winter, and in April they are released with the help of wind, spreading over the flat terrain, expanding the horizons of the species' habitat.

The cubs appear quickly, after ten days, but do not leave the shelter until they eat the supplies left by the mother. Then they move on to eating each other. Only strong surviving individuals remain, which get out of the cocoon in the next spring, and in June-July become sexually mature.

Periodically, strong breeding outbreaks of the karakurt spider occur at intervals of 10–25 years.

Enemies of Karakurt

Herds of grazing sheep and pigs are an unfavorable phenomenon for spiders: eating grass, they trample large areas while simultaneously destroying karakurts.

Sphex wasps eat spiders in a similar way: by injecting poison and sucking.

The riding beetles lay their eggs in the cocoons of the karakurt, and then their larvae destroy the spider offspring.

The bites of karakurt do not harm the hedgehogs, and the hedgehogs do not refuse to feast on them.

bites

The bites of the karakurt are deadly, and 15 times more venomous than a bite rattlesnake , the poison of which is enough to kill 75 people out of 100 bitten. But the spiders themselves do not attack. It is advisable to see the spider in the photo in order to remember what it looks like.

In the first minutes, the bite is not felt and the affected area looks like a small abrasion. Over time, this symptom begins to disappear. Pain appears after 2-3 hours, A sometimes 30 minutes is enough for a person to feel aches, heaviness, malaise.

Bite symptoms:

• body aches, mostly the muscles of the chest, abdomen, lower back;
• difficulty breathing, which can lead to cardiac arrest;
• rapid pulse, shortness of breath, dizziness, tremor;
• weakness and vomiting;
• nervous exhaustion, depression;
• clouding of consciousness, impaired perception;
• pallor of the face;
• lacrimation;
• sweating;
• heaviness in the chest.

Timely treatment provides improvement in twenty days. Asthenia and weakness sometimes persist for up to two months.

Extremely dangerous bites of karakurt during the breeding season and after laying eggs, when the concentration of their poison increases. They pose a great threat to people with low immunity and a painful allergic reaction.

Male karakurt are not able to bite through the skin of humans and some animals, therefore they are not dangerous.

Actions after a bite:

• since the spider is only capable of biting through the skin by half a millimeter, it turns out to be effective immediate cauterization of the skin(in the first 2 minutes, but no later than 10), so that the poison cannot spread throughout the body;
• sometimes the solution is applying ice to the affected area of ​​the body before treatment, to contain the speed of the spread of the poison, as well as immobilization and complete rest of the victim;
• urgently go to the hospital for antidote, which is found in the regions inhabited by the black widow.

A single dose of serum costs about 37 thousand rubles. In case there is no antidote, an injection of potassium permanganate (5 ml 0.1%) with the same compress at the site of the bite or magnesium sulfate 10-15% is acceptable, which will alleviate the patient's suffering. Good results are given by novocaine, calcium chloride, magnesium hydrosulfate.

Auxiliary measures after taking the antidote are:

• hot bath to relieve muscle pain;
• drinking plenty of water to dissolve toxins;
• rubbing with alcohol;
• enemas;
• painkillers and sleeping pills to help recover the victim (Analgin, Diphenhydramine, Ketanol);
• antihistamines that reduce swelling (Suprastin, Agistam, Loratadin, Claritin).

Without medical intervention, death is possible in a day or two. The number of deaths after a bite of a karakurt is 4-6%, which occurs due to late admission to the hospital, a person's predisposition to intoxication, including diseases and weakness of the immune system.

Animal bites

Horses and camels are most sensitive to the bite of a karakurt, the consequence for them can be fatal.

Reptiles, amphibians, dogs, sheep, pigs, hedgehogs are not susceptible to the bite of a karakurt.

Circumstances of the bite

Most often, a spider attack occurs when the nests or trapping nets of the animal are violated, when the human body is pressed against the spider. This is possible while picking flowers, mowing grass, relaxing on the ground, and spending the night in nature.

There are cases of spiders entering barns, woodpiles, rural buildings and latrines. If the dwelling of the karakurt is flooded during the period of heavy rains, it is possible that he will enter the house in search of a new dwelling.

Bite protection

Rules for preventing contact with a spider:

• for parking during rest, choose an area unsuitable for karakurt habitation (excluding many rodent burrows, vegetation with cobwebs, depressions in the soil);
• do not walk barefoot in places of a possible settlement of a black widow;
• do not spend the night in the steppe zone on bare ground, use tarpaulins and air mattresses;
• when clearing a place to rest, collecting firewood for a fire, you must wear gloves and tuck your pants into boots;
• when a spider is found on clothes, do not touch it with your hands, but knock it down with a click, shake it off;
• it is not recommended to move stones and walk at night on rocky terrain;
• it is better to close the tents, and when going for a night's rest, shake out sleeping bags and check the tents, which also applies to shoes;
• do not come into contact with inner wall tents;
• dig a tent by building a groove around;
• wild grasses in the countryside can be inhabited by karakurts and tarantulas, and shoes left in the garden will be a good condition.

Returning to the description of the barbaric custom of karkurt spiders to kill males who have served their time, I would like to mention the observation of the researcher Professor Pavel Iustinovich Marikovsky, who kept notes in his diary from nature and recorded the behavior of spiders in the photo. Not one day lasts importunate mating courtship from the side of several males at once. They prevent the female from eating, arrange fights, and if she kills them ahead of time, this does not bother the males at all. As a result, the female is forced to leave the dwelling along with the boyfriends waiting for her, but such measures are temporary.

Who in the world is scarier than a rattlesnake? Is not huge bear and not a scary tiger - it's a small spider, the name of which makes you shudder! Karakurt from the family of black widows ... bite him 15 times more poisonous than a bite rattlesnake! Look at the photo of the karakurt spider and remember not to get into its "web" ...

The name of this eight-legged creature comes from the Turkic words "kara" (black) and "kurt" (worm). scientific name karakurt - Latrodectus tredecimguttatus. This bloodthirsty creature belongs to the order of spiders, the family of spider-web spiders and is referred by scientists to the genus of black widows. This animal is considered one of the most poisonous spiders in the Crimea. Having met him on a hot afternoon, it is better to run away from him wherever your eyes look, otherwise he will certainly want to get to know you better. By the way, the same applies to other animals of the Crimea, for example -.

How to recognize karakurt among other spiders?

Adults of these poisonous arachnids are of medium size.

Females are much larger than males. Compare for yourself: if the body length of males ranges from 4 to 7 millimeters, then females grow up to 2 centimeters!

The body color of karakurts is black. But there are a great many black spiders, you say, and not all of them are deadly poisonous! Karakurts have one distinguishing feature Those are his spots. These blotches are red, sometimes they are bordered by white rims. It is noteworthy that when the spiders become fully mature, sometimes these spots disappear altogether ... therefore, when relaxing in the Crimea, bypass, just in case, the side of all black spiders!

Where do karakurts live

These dangerous creatures can be found in Asia, for example, in Kazakhstan. Karakurts also live in Europe, in particular on the territory of Ukraine. In our country, you can get acquainted with karakurt in the Crimea. North Africa is also included in the habitat of these poisonous creatures.

Karakurt lifestyle

For a comfortable stay of these representatives of the genus of black widows, a warm autumn and a hot summer are needed. But when in summer months the temperature rises above the norm, karakurts can migrate to more northern regions.

Steppe areas are especially welcomed by these spiders. Karakurt likes to settle on wastelands, slopes of ravines, in ditches, ruins, salt marshes.

This black spider builds its home in animal burrows, cracks in the earth's crust.

What does karakurt eat

Insects such as grasshoppers, locusts can get on the "dining table" of this predator. Sometimes karakurts also feed on other invertebrates.

Reproduction of karakurts

Black widow karakurt is a real predator.

The breeding season for karakurts is July - August. On the woven web, the female lays eggs, "packed" in a cocoon. A week later, small spiders appear from them. It is noteworthy that young spiders do not leave the cocoon until the spring of next year. They winter in this very cocoon.

Enemies of karakurt - who are they?

These arachnids are attacked by rider beetles. In addition, herds of sheep often trample, without knowing it, entire clusters of karakurts.

The bite of a karakurt - why is it dangerous, and what to do if the “kiss” did take place?

If you are bitten by this poisonous spider you may not even feel it right away. The sensation of pain comes only after 10 - 15 minutes. Severe pain instantly spreads throughout the body, and if timely assistance is not provided, then such an unpleasant “surprise” can end in death for a person. The poison of one small karakurt is quite enough to kill an adult.

Classification

View: Karakurt - Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

Genus: black widows

Family: Web spiders

Squad: Spiders

Class: arachnids

Type: arthropods

Subtype: Invertebrates

Lifespan: up to 14 months (females), up to 10 months (males if not eaten)

Surprisingly, not snakes, like and, but spiders are considered the most poisonous.

And the most poisonous of the order of arthropods is the karakurt spider (photo and description may shock you).

Karakurt is also called the black widow. Black - because the spider's abdomen, legs, head are of this color.

Widow - because the female, whose size is almost three times the size of the male, eats her husband after the marriage ceremony.

But another thing is more dangerous, this animal is very poisonous.

It is difficult to notice it, because even the karakurt pulls its nets not vertically, like other spiders, but horizontally, and thin threads are arranged randomly, and not, as shown in cartoons, in a circle.

If you accidentally touch a spider, it will take it as aggression on your part, attack and bite.

Habitat

Recently they have migrated (probably due to global warming), and they can be found even in the Moscow region, Azerbaijan, the Altai Territory and in some areas: Rostov, Volgograd, Novosibirsk.

Nests of karakurt are arranged in secluded places:

• in mouse holes;
• in crevices;
• in depressions in the ground;
• within the walls of adobe houses.

They prefer to settle in the steppes and on arable lands, near ditches, ditches, ravines, salt marshes, on wastelands.

But they do not like hot deserts, wet ravines, bushes and thick grasses.

Attention! Sometimes karakurts can be found in abandoned buildings and even in your own yard.

Appearance

Outwardly, the spider seems so cute - it has neither a fluff nor wool, like, for example, a tarantula.

And the description of the karakurt spider is very interesting - its body is more like a designer. It has an abdomen resembling a ball and a cephalothorax.

They are connected to each other by the seventh segment (like our vertebrae) of the cephalothorax.

Limbs extend from the abdomen: two pairs of jaws and four pairs of legs. The abdomen is a symbiosis of the telson (anal lobe) and eleven segments.

The female has upper jaws (chelicerae) that end in hooks. And on the other side of the jaws are poisonous glands.

Interesting! The bite of a female karakurt is 15 times more poisonous than the bite of a rattlesnake.

The most correct appearance spider describes Latin name karakurt.

Translated into Russian, it means "thirteen points." Indeed, on the back of the spider, you can see red-orange dots of arbitrary shape with a white stroke.

These marks mean danger; they can be used to determine that a karakurt is following you.

The spider, growing up, does not lose its color - the dots remain. And the spider is transformed, and sometimes instead of spots, yellow stripes appear on her abdomen.

During the juvenile period of life, both the female and the male molt: the spider 7 times, and the spider 9 times.

Characteristic

Females of karakurt differ from males in both appearance and size.

If the males are frail, black and no more than 7 mm in length, then the females are simply heroes: about 1 cm in length (there are also individuals up to 2 cm in length) with long three-centimeter legs - the models would be envious.

Yes, and they are rare beauties - the back is decorated with red peas.

Interesting! Eurasian spiders of karakurt in adulthood no longer have spots, and Americans and Australians are always spotted.

Spiders can be called aristocrats, because they have blue blood.

This is due to the fact that they have hemocyanin in their blood, and not hemoglobin, that is, not iron, but copper is responsible for the color of the blood.

Global warming has led to the fact that spiders refuse to sleep in winter.

In the fall, when the first frosts appear, the soil becomes cold, and the spiders die en masse.

But at the same time they manage to leave offspring.

Spiderlings grow in cocoons - they are warm and comfortable there, and crawl out of their houses only in summer.

That's when - in July, August, they can bite and inject poison under the skin.

Interesting! It would seem that karakurts are not afraid of anyone. But it's not. Flocks of sheep trample their nests in the steppes and clearings, sphex wasps inject poison into spiders, paralyzing them, insect riders (these are flies with wings - a cross between mosquitoes, flies and wasps) lay their testicles in cocoons with spiders and hedgehogs - karakurt simply will not reach the body of a hedgehog through a prickly fur coat.

Nutrition

reproduction

During the mating season, the male actively cares for the female.

But as soon as the matrimonial night ends, the female eats her betrothed - hence the names.

Kalmyks even call these spiders in their own way "belbesen-hara", which translates as "".

The female karakurt braids her nest from the inside with a cobweb, where she attaches cocoons with eggs. A spider can lay up to 1,300 eggs in a year.

A week later, spiderlings hatch from the eggs. But they do not crawl out, but live in a cocoon until the beginning of summer.

Bites of karakurt

The bite of a karakurt spider is very dangerous. Although, this is not entirely true.

A spider cannot bite through a person's skin, only a spider can do this. And only spiders have glands with poison.

Their chelicerae are so sharp and durable that they pierce not only the skin, but even the nails.

Females are especially dangerous during the mating season - this is from July to the end of August.

Interesting! In the 20s of the last century, for their ferocious temper and cruelty in Central Asia, the Basmachi were called "karakurts".

Black widow venom is toxic, neutropic, deadly to humans and even poison-resistant animals such as

When bitten by a karakurt, in order to prevent death, the victim needs to be injected with serum - an antidote in the next 10 minutes

Symptoms

After 10 minutes, after a maximum of half an hour, the whole body begins to ache, as with a strong chill: the lower back hurts, the lower and upper abs, the chest, and almost unbearable pain occurs.

Then the krepatura subsides and weakness leans in.

In this case, the legs weaken first, then the arms and torso.

The bitten one turns pale, tears flow, he is sick, his heart seems to burst out of his chest.

At the final stage, consciousness becomes cloudy. A person ceases to recognize others and assess the situation, falls into depression, he is paralyzed by fear.

In order to prevent death, the victim must be injected with serum - an antidote.

Important! It is necessary to help the bitten in the first 10, maximum 20 minutes.

First steps

When walking around the neighborhood, carry matches in your pocket. If bitten by a black widow, the bite should be immediately burned with a match to destroy the poison formula.

Then you need to go to the nearest hospital and administer the antidote. The serum itself is quite expensive.

It is produced at the Tashkent Institute of Vaccines and Serums and costs more than 30,000 rubles.

Alternatively, you can enter a 0.1% solution of potassium permanganate (5 ml) under the skin and make lotions.

Please note that immediately after the injection, the poison is not neutralized. It only gets better after a week or three.

It all depends on the season, weight, age and immunity of the bitten and on the amount of poison injected under the skin.

But in fairness it should be said that karakurts are the first and just like that never attack.

They can bite if they accidentally step on the nest or on the female herself.

Spider karakurt: poisonous and very dangerous

Inhabitants of steppes, deserts, and lately cities are afraid of seemingly innocent creatures. This is a spider karakurt (photo). The bite of these animals is very dangerous, even poisonous. How to recognize and protect yourself from poison?

The karakurt spider, called the "black widow", is related to the family of web spiders and to the Spider order. These arthropod invertebrates live 10 to 14 months for males and females, respectively. In nature, you can find several varieties of these insects - white karakurt, as well as black spider and others. The considered class of insects is the most poisonous in the world. Females are called black widows because they have a common biological feature- biting the head of males after mating. The bite of a karakurt can inflict mortal danger to any person exposed to it.

External characteristics of the spider-karakurt

Consider a detailed description of adults. For appearance, there are several characteristic features what does a karakurt spider look like.

• A smooth body without hairline, which gives the insect a noble appearance, similar to a harmless creature;
• In females that have reached middle age, the body looks like a ball and has a size of 1.5-2 cm. The male has slightly different indicators.
• Only the male spider is distinguished throughout its life by the presence of pronounced red spots on its back.

The deadly threat to human life is the poison of this insect, which, penetrating under the skin, slowly kills.

Spider venom

The poison of the karakurt is located in the cephalothorax, its glands are connected by ducts with small claws in the upper jaws. There is also a muscular membrane in the glands, due to the fact that there is a sharp contraction of the muscles, the victim instantly receives a portion of the poison. The female and the male pose an identical danger, and based on biochemical data, the karakurt has poison - TOXABULMIN, it spreads along the paths, and there are several fractions. The sensitivity of warm-blooded victims to poison substances varies. The karakurt spider “appearance is shown in the photo” especially affects camels, horses, and people.

Where is the spider common

White karakurt, as well as black individuals and their other varieties, are found mainly in hot countries in which good conditions. Most often they can be found in Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia, in the Crimea, such spiders were also found in Rostov region. Features of the settlement of individuals depend on individual climatic conditions. Usually these poisonous creatures live in the holes of mice, in the area of ​​cracks in mud concrete walls, as well as in sagebrush steppes, on wastelands and in other places. Such individuals do not live in deserts, in places with excessive humidity. In the Crimea and in the Rostov region, spiders are especially common because of the weather conditions that are attractive to them.

Karakurt lifestyle

Karakurt (from the genus of black widows) prefers to create a nest near the stem base on the grass or on the ground. They are engaged in weaving spherical cocoons, eggs are placed in them, and a trapping net is located. The last elements are made, like cocoons, from tight cobwebs, which have a tensile coefficient of 30%. The construction of cocoons begins at the time of July or August. A week later, small spiders appear there, but their release occurs only next year, when the air temperature reaches 30 degrees.

How a spider bites

The bite of a karakurt carries a serious danger, but this statement is not 100% true. Human skin cannot be bitten by a male, but a female representative can easily cope with this task. However, it is her glands that are poisonous. White karakurt and black individuals are of particular danger during the mating season, when nesting occurs.

Bite symptoms

A person bitten by a karakurt suffers from several symptoms that manifest themselves quite clearly.

• 10 minutes after the bite, the breaking of the body begins, chills appear;
• a strong headache, unpleasant sensation in the lower back;
• the chest area, abdominal area, upper and lower press suffer;
• after the first signs, an inexplicable weakness may appear;
• the person begins to turn pale, tears flow, nausea appears;
• there is a clouding of the general consciousness, especially at the last stage;
• there is a state of severe depression and overwhelming fear.

First aid for a bite of a karakurt involves the introduction of an antidote - a special serum. This event must be done the first 10 minutes after the bite, in order to prevent lethal outcome bitten person.

In favor of the spider, we can say that the first insect never attacks. A bite occurs when a person steps on a nest or on a female.

What to do with a bite

If you decide to take a walk around the outskirts of your city or go on a picnic, it is recommended to take matches with you. If a spider has bitten you, you need to quickly burn the affected area with a match, this will make the poison formulas destroyed. If the spider is marked, you need to go to the nearest specialized medical institution and administer the antidote. Serum is quite expensive, so funds are often used to replace it.

• Introduction to the subcutaneous region of 0.1% potassium permanganate, 5 ml;
• performing household chores.

It is worth remembering that after the first procedures, the poison (it doesn’t matter who bit - Crimean or Caucasian karakurt) will not be completely neutralized, relief will come only after a few weeks. Everything will depend on the season and age of the individual, as well as on the amount of poison injected under the skin.

Thus, a biting spider poses a danger to humans. We examined what a karakurt looks like from his photo, and you can also get acquainted with the features of life that the karakurt spider leads on the video.