Spider wasp with yellow stripes on the back
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- Spider wasp or Argiope Brunnich
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- Spider wasp or Argiope Brunnich
Spider wasp, it is Argiope bruennichi (Argiope bruennichi) - an animal with a bright color, resembling a bee or a wasp. The brightest species live in countries with a warm climate - America, Asia, Japan, India, China. Some species inhabit the regions of Europe. The spider Argiope Brunnich is found in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine. Lives in the wild, but due to the bright color, the animal is often brought up as a pet.
origin of name
Spider with yellow stripes on the back is known worldwide. The Latin name Argiope bruennichi was given in honor of a zoologist from Denmark who described a unique species. The name of the scientist Morten Tran Brunnich. Other names appeared due to an unusual external image, similar to a wasp, a bee. In several countries, the spider is called tiger, zebra.
Appearance Description
Argiope Brunniha is a typical representative of arachnids with a convex belly, head and chest. Parts of the body are connected by a thin jumper. The head of the chest includes the stomach, brain, and poisonous glands. The body is up to 2.5 cm in size covered with dense shell. Together with the legs, the size of the female spider wasp is 4 cm.
4 pairs of legs are attached to the head. The forelimbs play the role of jaws, hold the victim during the bite, in the process of feeding. Legs are the main body of touch, smell. There are 6 eyes on the head, but the vision is weak. The approach of the victim or enemy spider-wasp determines the vibrations of the air, cobwebs.
On a note!
The coloring of the female is bright, catchy - the spider is yellow-black, striped. Characteristic patterns are present on the abdomen, legs. The male differs from the females in size, body shape - more elongated, as well as coloring.Male argiope grows no more than 7 mm, color is yellow-brown.
Young tiger spider yellow with black spots at the end of the abdomen, on the legs. During the period of growing up molt up to 5 times, gradually increasing in size, they acquire a characteristic striped color. Males cover just darkens. Photos of the spider wasp can be seen below. It also provides an opportunity to compare how a female, male looks.
Photos and description of the web
Argyop with a yellow belly weaves a complex web that consists of vertical, horizontal threads. In the center sits a spider, waiting for the victim. The predator is engaged in the manufacture of trap nets at night. It takes no more than an hour. The web is placed between the plants at a height of no more than 30 cm from the surface of the earth.
Interesting!
The web shimmers in the sun, attracting the attention of grasshoppers, locusts, flies, and other insects. Argyop nets are used to scare away enemies. The big spider begins to shake the web. When vibrations increase the brightness of the sun's rays, which leads to the confusion of enemies.
Where dwells
The wasp-like bee spider is found all over the world.The ideal conditions are humid air, high temperature, long summer. The female lives 1 year, the male dies much earlier. Argiops live on almost all continents. For settlement choose a sunny clearing in the forest, on the edge, meadows, fields. Often settled in the gardens, in the gardens.
The zebra spider sits motionless on its web at the very center, spreading its paws with the letter "X". If necessary, at night it masters new territories, moving through the air on its thread-cobweb.
Nutrition
A yellow striped spider, like a wasp, eats insects that are caught in its trapping nets. The main ration is grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, flies. The victim gets tangled in the web in a few seconds. Argyop feels the vibrations of the threads, sneaks to the prey. Bites, injects poison, paralyzes an insect. Then it injects saliva, which dilutes the insides of the victim, envelops them with cobwebs, and leaves them for some time. Sucks all juices, leaving chitinous cover.
Interesting!
Spider as a wasp is of no interest to birds, large insects, other arachnids. He has practically no natural enemies.Argioop scares their appearance - stripes on the back. For males, the main enemy is the female. She eats it right after fertilization.
Breeding
The tiger spider with the coloring of a wasp gives only one generation of young for the summer, in tropical countries it can be more. At one time, a female with a yellow booty lays up to 600 eggs. Initially weaves a cocoon from a web, places inside eggs. Places the bag near its hunting nets.
After 2 weeks, there is a numerous generation of spiders, which crawl in different directions. Before puberty, they have to go through 5 molts. Each time a young argyop grows in size, acquires a characteristic color.
Spider wasp poisonous or not
Arthropods have poisonous glands that produce a toxic substance. When injected into the body of the victim causes muscle spasm, immobilization. Poisonous brunnicha does not differ aggressive disposition, without the need does not attack. For a person, her presence is not dangerous. However, if the argyop feels threatened by its own life, the attack will follow.
On a note!
What is dangerous spider bite with the color of a wasp - a local reaction on the skin.There is swelling, redness, pain. It is harder to endure the attacks of argyop young children, people with weakened immunity. If you are prone to allergies, breathing difficulties may occur. In most cases, the symptoms disappear on their own, does not require special treatment.
Due to the unusual color of the spider-wasp kept at home as pets. They live in specially equipped aquariums, eat insects. Feed should be every other day. Live up to 1.5 years.
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