Where do fiddler spiders live in urban areas?
They live in places where we ourselves provide them with the conditions to establish themselves: spaces with accumulated objects (warehouses or cellars) and garbage, because the waste attracts insects that serve as food (cockroaches, flies and mealybugs).
“We provide them with the temperature, humidity and food so that they settle in our homes, which puts us at risk of having an accident with them, although by feeding on insects they also perform an important ecological function,” explained the UNAM specialist.
In the rainy season, the males look for the females in their webs, and since they are nocturnal and wandering, they can hide in clothes, shoes or in a bed, he said.
How to identify the bite of a violinist spider?
The bite of this arachnid has very common characteristics: it begins with a sore that turns purple and pink around it. However, it is difficult to identify the clinical picture because the bite is usually not painful and can be confused with a skin infection, insect bite or hives.
This is what the bite looks like on the first day
It is important to detect as quickly as possible if you have suffered a bite from this insect, since the symptoms worsen after seven hours have passed since the bite, s As detailed by the portal of the ABC Medical Center :
- Intense pain in the affected area and throughout the body.
- High temperature and chills.
- Necrosis in the tissues around the bite that slows healing.
Specialists recommend that if possible you describe the shape of the spider to the doctors to determine the treatment for the bite.
What to do if you were bitten by the violinist spider?
The government of the Mexiquense municipality recommends first of all to remain calm so that the heart rate does not accelerate, and go immediately to the Hospital to determine if it is a violinist spider bite and, if necessary, channel them to a hospital where you can be given the antidote for it.
The specialist recommended, if possible, collecting the specimen to find out what species it belongs to and go to the doctor to determine if it is necessary to administer an antihistamine, anti-inflammatory or specific serum (fabotherapy).
The Nezahualcóyotl government issued the alert because we are in the rainy season
