A man in Austria discovers a terrifying spider at home and shares pictures of it. It is quickly identified as a poisonous species.
Austria – A discovery like this sends a chill down many people’s spines. Light brown, long legs and a large rear end: A man from the Weinviertel region in Lower Austria shares on the platform Xformerly Twitterfour pictures of an eight-legged visitor in his home and asks for help to identify him.
Spider is recognized as Thornfinger in the comments
In the comments to his post, other users tried to help him out and speculated on what kind of spider it could be. “Is that a spiny-web spider?” asked one. The original user’s answer: “Well, I hope not.”
Because according to Austrian Nature Conservation Union They are the “only poisonous spiders in Central Europe that are relevant to humans.” A bite hurts like a wasp sting. Symptoms such as fever, circulatory failure, dizziness, chills or vomiting only occur in exceptional cases and last for up to three days, writes the Nature Conservation Association Baden-Württemberg on its website.
But the user does not rule out the possibility that it could be a brown recluse spider after apparently doing some research online. But a specialist is needed to properly identify it. Just recently, an expert was able to explain to a Facebook user after he found a strange spider.
Man discovers creepy spider: Experts explain species
The Austrian tabloid heute.at was also posted on this post X and asked an expert from the Natural History Museum Vienna. He agreed with the other users in the comments on the post – the eight-legged creature could be a spiny-fingered spider, more precisely a nursery-fingered spider. The species was initially widespread in the Mediterranean region, but now also in Germany and Austria – similar to the Nosferatus spider.
And also a spider expert from Senckenberg Society for Natural Research confirmed on request from IPPEN.MEDIA the genus. The specimen is a spiny-fingered spider, but the exact species cannot be determined from the photos. He recommends carefully putting the animal back outside.
However, special caution is required with these spider species: In Germany, eight dangerous poisonous spiders native – and they bite people. The bites can cause paralysis, amputation and death. (gel)
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