Is the Araneus ventricosus poisonous? You'll understand after reading this

The Araneus ventricosus is a spider that lives in stables, under eaves, on courtyard fences, in trees, and among crops in farmland. Many people are afraid of it, so is the Araneus ventricosus poisonous?

1. Is the Araneus ventricosus poisonous?

The Araneus ventricosus is poisonous. If bitten, it may cause an allergic reaction, which needs to be treated with anti-allergy and antihistamine medications. You can also wash the area with salt water, disinfect it with iodophor, and then apply an anti-allergy and antihistamine ointment.

2. How do you keep an Araneus ventricosus?

1. If you do not mind spider webs in the room, you can place it on curtains, window screens, potted plants, and other places, and let it find a spot to spin its web. After it has finished spinning the web, spread old newspapers under the web and the spider's hiding place (the Araneus ventricosus hides during the day in crevices and corners near the web) to catch the food scraps and droppings the spider discards, and regularly place appropriately sized insects into the web.

2. If you do not want it to spin a web in your home, you can keep it in an ventilated container. Fix some branches inside the container, or attach rough paper to the inner walls to make climbing easier (the Araneus ventricosus has a habit of climbing upward; if the container walls are smooth and it cannot climb up, it will waste a lot of energy for no reason and become anxious because of it). After a day or two, once it has adapted to and become familiar with the new environment, place larger, more active live insects into the container (once the Araneus ventricosus grows up, it disdains eating small insects like mosquitoes; in the wild, an Araneus ventricosus either ignores mosquitoes that fall into its web or only bites them dead without eating them. Also, if the insects put in are not active, you will see one insect and one spider lying face to face motionless from morning to night……), or use tweezers to gently bring a live insect to the mouth of the Araneus ventricosus. If it wants to eat, it will quickly bite it; if it does not want to eat, do not force it.