VZL 2006, 75(2):65-69

Venomous Spiders and the Danger of Their Bites

Jana Kazbundová, Jiří Patočka ORCID...
Zdravotně sociální fakulta Jihočeské univerzity, České Budějovice

Všichni pavouci jsou jedovatí, ale jen velmi málo druhů je nebezpečných člověku. Pavouci používají jed k ulovení a strávení své kořisti. Z lékařského hlediska jsou významnými jedovatými pavouky rody Latrodectus, Loxosceles, Phoneutria a Atrax. Někteří z nich jsou velice rychlí, silně jedovatí a extrémně agresivní a patří mezi nejjedovatější pavouky, které známe. Žijí však převážně v teplých krajinách a v České republice se s nimi můžeme setkat pouze u chovatelů těchto bezobratlých živočichů. Nicméně, v důsledku stále rostoucího turistického ruchu se pravděpodobnost setkání s nebezpečným pavoukem podstatně zvyšuje.

Keywords: Jedovatý pavouk; Toxin; Nebezpečí

All spiders are venomous but a very few species are dangerous for a human. Spiders use venom to catch and digest their prey. The most important venomous spiders from a medical point of view are the genus Latrodectus, Loxosceles, Phoneutria and Atrax. Some of them are extremely fast, extremely venomous, and extremely aggressive and are ranked among the most venomous spiders known to a human. They live in warm landscapes and we can find them only at breeders in the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, in consequence of evergrowing turism the probability of meeting a dangerous spider dramatically escalates.

Keywords: Venomous spider; Toxin; Danger

Received: December 2, 2005; Published: June 1, 2006  Show citation

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Kazbundová, J., & Patočka, J. (2006). Venomous Spiders and the Danger of Their Bites. Vojenské Zdravotnické Listy, 75(2), 65-69
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