To the Volgograd region came poisonous spiders, they are also called black widows. Scientists inform people living in this area about the dangers of these creatures. A real panic among the population caused spiders. Volgograd region has become a habitat for dangerous insects. You can learn about how to avoid meeting and prevent a bite from this article.
Poisonous insects
The southern regions of our country are in a panic due to poisonous guests. Their number is growing so quickly that experts recall the bitter experience when residents had to move to new places when critical densities of black widows were reached. It’s hard to fight back these animals. Females have already managed to leave offspring, having previously destroyed the males.
Karakurt spiders in the Volgograd region pose a real threat to residents, because only in one month fifteen people turned to medical institutions in the region, including a child of four. Six of them ended up in intensive care.
Bites
Almost instantly, you can feel the signs of a bite of this insect. Symptoms are as follows:
- Strong pain.
- Paralysis.
One of the victims described the picture of what happened. The man was sitting in front of the TV and felt a bite. He immediately tore the spider from himself. After this, pain began to be felt, the chest squeezed, then the pain spread to the back.
Spiders have never been so scary. Volgograd region is declared a territory that is attacked by poisonous insects.
What to do with a bite?
The poisonous liquid that enters the human body through a bite has a very strong neurotoxic effect, which leads to muscle paralysis. The attack of karakurt occurs instantly, while it is often overlooked. Pain occurs five minutes after a bite. It was found that a bite in the elbow joint leads to pain in the whole body after ten to fifteen minutes.
If a bite is found, you should immediately seek help from your nearest medical institution. Up to this point, it is strictly forbidden to independently treat the ailment. This can lead to sad consequences, up to premature death. The poisonous spiders of the Volgograd region caused a real panic among all residents.
Biology
For the Karakurt spider, steppes in the Asian region and Crimea serve as a natural habitat. But this species was often observed in the Volgograd region. Biologists attribute this phenomenon to serious climatic changes, and specifically - warming. Kotelnikovsky district became the place where there were most bitten ones. The most vulnerable were people living in private homes or vacationing away from the city.
Black widows are considered one of the most poisonous living creatures on our planet. And cohabitation with people is a threat to the latter. Spiders climb into houses, crawl into clothes and shoes, inhabit home gardens and grazing areas. Severe pain during a bite is not accidental - it indicates a possible fatal outcome without the timely assistance of medical workers. These spiders are not harmless at all. The Volgograd region has become their habitat, it is not known for a while or for good.
Karakurts like dry summer and autumn with warm weather in the steppes. In former times, the number of spiders did not grow so rapidly thanks to the annual chemical treatment of fields from the air. Along with the locusts, black widows also died. Currently, the fields are abandoned by humans and populated by a spider population. The invasion of spiders in the Volgograd region is associated with climate warming.
Their high fecundity is evidenced by the fact that one female can lay 2-5 cocoons. The masonry of the female was done at the very beginning of autumn, possibly anticipating early frosts. Residents of the Volgograd region are aware of the problem and are taking preventive measures. According to them, spiders are not the first to attack. A bite will follow in case of emergency.
