Sichuan found black widow spider relatives monster fat belly spider! Small and highly toxic

At about 10 p.m. on June 29, Zhao Li, director of the Huaxi Insect Museum, was inspecting Jiguan Mountain in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, when he found a female strange fat-bellied spider. Zhao Li introduced that the strange fat-bellied spider (Steatoda terastiosa) is a hugely poisonous spider. On the photos provided by Zhao Li, the reporter saw that the strange fat-bellied spider was black throughout and had obvious dark red patches. The body of the spider is 7 mm-8 mm in diameter, and the length of the outstretched legs is between 2 cm and 3 cm.

Zhao Li revealed that "this spider is very rare and difficult to meet, and it is related to the black widow spider." Zhao Li said that according to the Chinese Zoological Records, the strange fat-bellied spider belongs to the arachnid order Spider Bulbophyllaceae." Although it is not a genus of spiders where the black widow spider is located, but a genus of fat-bellied spiders, it also belongs to the subfamily of spiders. Zhao Li revealed, "This discovery will increase the record of the distribution of the strange fat-bellied spider, which is also the northernmost distribution record of the species." ”

It should be reminded that the fat-bellied spider is highly poisonous, "it is generally considered to be slightly less poisonous than the Black Widow spider." The black widow spider is very poisonous, 15 times more poisonous than the rattlesnake, and 0.006 mg can kill a rat. Zhao Li revealed.

Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News reporter Hu Ting Yan Xue intern Wang Kangli

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