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Noble False Widow

steatoda nobilis

The Noble False Widow is a fascinating spider known for its shiny, dark body and unique web designs! Kids can learn about how it helps keep gardens healthy by catching pests.

Lebensraum: They live in gardens, homes, and wooded areas across Europe.

Aussehen

The Noble False Widow has a shiny black or dark brown body with distinct cream or white markings on its round abdomen, often resembling a skull or anchor shape. Its legs are dark brown, making it visually different from many other common house spiders.

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Noble False Widow
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Noble False Widow

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its bite is rarely worse than a bee or wasp sting for most people!

Its spooky 'skull' pattern on its back makes it look extra mysterious!

These spiders can live for several years, super long for a house spider!

They are amazing travellers, from islands near Africa, now found worldwide!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Silk Weaver

Noble False Widow can spin messy, tangled webs because of specialized silk glands that help them trap unsuspecting prey.

Fähigkeit

Venomous Bite

Noble False Widow has a mild venom that helps them quickly subdue their insect meals before they can escape.

Fähigkeit

Egg Protector

Noble False Widow can guard its spherical egg sacs, helping to keep its babies safe from danger.

Maße und Details

Length Cm
1 cm
Leg Span Cm
2.5 cm
Weight G
0.1 g
Lifespan Years
3 Jahre
Clutch Size
100
Venom Potency Rank
2

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fierce hunters mostly eat other insects and spiders they catch in their sticky webs.

Hauptnahrung

  • Flies
  • Beetles
  • Moths
  • Woodlice
  • Other Spiders

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

traps this common pest in its sticky web.

hunts

Common House Spider

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

preys on other spiders, even similar-sized ones.

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

can become a meal for hungry birds.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

False Widow SpiderNoble WidowSteatoda Spider

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Do not touch or disturb any spider; admire them from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Wie groß ist Noble False Widow?

1 cm

Was ist der/die/das leg Span Cm von Noble False Widow?

2.5 cm

Wie viel wiegt Noble False Widow?

0.1 g

Wie lange lebt Noble False Widow?

3 Jahre

Was frisst Noble False Widow?

These fierce hunters mostly eat other insects and spiders they catch in their sticky webs.

Wo findet man Noble False Widow normalerweise?

They live in gardens, homes, and wooded areas across Europe.

Wie jagt Noble False Widow?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das clutch Size von Noble False Widow?

100

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