As of: February 6, 2024, 9:41 p.m
By: Markus Merz
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The Nosferatu spider makes its way through Baden-Württemberg, but at first glance it is not that easy to distinguish it from the house spider.
Or is it?
These are the different characteristics.
The disgust is huge.
But the reason is often only a few centimeters in size.
And in more and more households in Baden-Württemberg, the creepy crawlies are causing guesswork.
Nosferatu spider or house spider?
What kind of creepy crawly do we have sitting in our kitchen, in our bathroom or on the wall?
What is the difference?
At first glance, the two species of spiders can look quite similar, as
echo24.de
reports.
Especially since people in Baden-Württemberg are so far mainly familiar with the house spider.
Nosferatu spider comes to Baden-Württemberg via highways and freight transport
The Nosferatu spider is newer in Germany, occurs primarily in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate and is increasingly spreading via trade routes such as motorways and goods and freight traffic coming from the south.
The reports of recent sightings are all similar, but take place in a wide variety of locations.
Whether on the toilet seat, in the bedroom or recently even in the supermarket.
At Nabu Baden-Württemberg you can now also enter and list the Nosferatu spider finds in a reporting portal.
Nosferatu spider and house angle spider - the differences and features
But what are the key characteristics that distinguish a Nosferatu spider from a house spider?
Features of the Nosferatu spider are:
The body length of males reaches up to 13 millimeters, females can grow up to 19 millimeters.
With their legs stretched out, the animals easily reach 5 centimeters.
The front body (prosoma) is yellowish-white with extensive black markings and white eye field.
The abdomen (opisthosoma) is yellow-whitish at the front, gray at the back and has a median black pattern.
The legs are yellowish-gray with black ringlets.
Its appearance is reminiscent of a large wolf spider.
A special feature is that, thanks to the sticky hair on their feet, they can also stick to smooth surfaces such as:
B. can climb glass walls.
The characteristics of the house angle spider are:
The females reach a body length of up to 11.5 millimeters, the males up to nine millimeters, but have longer legs that can reach a wingspan of eight centimeters.
The mark on the breastplate is constricted once in the middle, the four lateral spots vary greatly.
The abdomen is much rounder.
The body is densely covered with soft hair.
The hairy and bristly legs are indistinctly ringed or spotted.
Nosferatu spider – react correctly when a nest is found
But how should you actually react if you find a Nosferatu spider nest?
Or is the spider itself present?
The little creepy crawlies are definitely not funny for arachnophobics.