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The katipō (Latrodectus katipo) is an endangered species of spider native to New Zealand. It is one of many species in the genus Latrodectus, such as the Australian redback (L. hasseltii), and the North American black widow. The species is venomous to humans, capable of delivering a potentially dangerous bite. It is a small to medium-sized ...
The New Zealand spider with the largest leg span is the Nelson cave spider (Spelungula cavernicola), with a leg span of up to 13 centimetres (5.1 in) and a 3 centimetres (1.2 in) body length. The Australian white-tailed spider, first recorded in New Zealand in 1886, has been falsely attributed as the cause of many necrotising spider bites. [4]
Porrhothele antipodiana, the black tunnelweb spider, is a species of mygalomorph spider that lives in New Zealand. It is the most common and widespread of several species in the genus Porrhothele, and is especially common in the greater Wellington region where the vagrant mature males are often encountered in or around dwellings.
Other spiders in this genus with potentially medically significant venom include two chiefly European varieties, S. paykulliana and S. nobilis, and a species found mainly in New Zealand and South Africa, S. capensis. [24] Use of widow spider antivenom has been shown effective in treating steatodism. [25]
The redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), also known as the Australian black widow, [2] [3] [4] is a species of highly venomous spider believed to originate in Australia but now, Southeast Asia and New Zealand, it has also been found in packing crates in the United States with colonies elsewhere outside Australia. [5]
Poisonous brown recluse spiders are coming out of hiding for the summer. Aris Folley. June 12, 2017 at 6:09 PM. When a boy from Riverside, Kansas, put on an Iron Man costume he had tucked away in ...
Both these species have been introduced into New Zealand. [1] White-tailed spiders are vagrant hunters that seek out and envenom prey rather than spinning a web to capture it; their preferred prey is other spiders. They are reported to bite humans, with effects including a red mark, and local itchiness, swelling and pain.
It has been introduced to New Zealand, where it is sometimes known as the Avondale spider. [1] This was the species used in the Australian movie Napoleon and widely in Arachnophobia , and all films depict them as having a deadly venomous bite, but they are generally considered harmless to humans in real-life. [ 2 ]