Portia fimbriata = Fringed Jumping Spider
Vergleich: Siehe: Spinnen + Giftengruppe
[Brigitte Klotzsch]
Origin: Rainforests of Australia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Spartaeinae
Genus: Portia
Clinical: Bell's palsy
Panic attacks
The Portia Spider is a small insignifacant looking spider. It has
cryptic markings in shades of brown and beige and random tufts and fringes of
hair that make it one of the most extraordinary looking of spiders. When it
freezes it blends completely into the detritus of the rain forest floor. This
effect is enhanced by small pieces of detritus that stick to the hairs
and contribute to its camouflage.
It is a member of the Salticidae, the most closely related is Aranea
sciencia.
The Portia Spider is araneophagic and not only uses more varied
techniques to catch its prey but adapts the technique to the particular species
of spider that it is preying on.
It shows enormous persistence, patience, ingenuity and intelligence in
its hunting. It is adept at walking on other spider's webs and will creep onto
a web and then vibrate it until the
web's owner comes to investigate. With species it has encountered before
it uses the type of vibration that has worked in the past with a new species it
tries out different types of
vibration and then concentrates on any that get a reaction from the
prey. They have incredible patience and have been observed to sit on a web
vibrating it for three days until the
spider finally comes out to investigate. It is one of the few Salticidae
that spins a web. When it does it attaches the web to that of another spider
and waits in it till it gets a chance to pounce. If insects are caught in its
web it leaves them to tempt a spider which it kills. It also pretends to be a
male and so entices the female of species of Euryattus out of her leaf nest
with the movements usually made by male suitors and then devours her. The
Portia Spider also stalks prey on the ground walking very slowly and stopping
and disappearing into the forest floor. It does not actually jump as this would
dislodge the carefully gathered detritus that enhances it camouflage. With
spiders that it can overpower easily it approaches from the front but those
larger ones that would easily make a meal of it are approached more safely from
behind. It has extremely good eyesight but a very narrow field of view. It can
see its prey very well but may not be able to see enough of a predator to
recognize it.
Like many species of Portia mating often takes place with the
participants suspended on a thread of silk. The male then deposits the sperm on
the silk thread which the female then moves over and takes it into herself to
later fertilise her eggs. In most species of Portia the female kills and eats
the male during or just after mating but this is not generally so in P.
fimbriata where the male usually survives copulation.
The proving conducted by Brigitte Klotzsch in 2002 and 2003.
Hahnemanian, meditation and dream provings were used.
The Portia Spider is undoubtedly one of the most intelligent, most
deceitful and most dangerous of all the spiders. Its ability to disguise and
hide itself are remarkable. These spider traits are likely to be strongly
emphasized in the remedy, The ability of the spider to play the prey is a
strong feature of the animal and of the remedy. While Tarentula hispanica has a
tendency to simulate illness in order to get attention for itself; Portia takes
it much further and simulates or experiences illness in order to exact control
over those around her or even to exact a form of revenge on them. Several of
the meditation provers experienced feelings as if pregnant and false or real
pregnancies that put others at a disadvantage are probably part of the picture.
The remedy is hot which is very unusual for Spider remedies but it can
still be sensitive to cold and chills. The senses are acute with strong
sensitivities to noise and odour and the eyes are also sensitive and
photophobic. The remedy is strongly right sided with the feeling the right side
is expanded or strengthened and the left diminished or weakened. There is also
a feeling that the legs are shortened or cut off. Just as the animal itself is
and absolute master of deception and camouflage it is likely that the whole
picture of the remedy is yet to be fully developed.
Bites painful, itchy/red/significant swelling (painful muscles and
joints/headache/fever/chills/nausea and vomiting). Symptoms usually last about
1 - 4 days.
Peculiar sensations
“As if left side is diminished and right increased”.
”As if pregnant”.
“As if abdomen is enormous”
“As if something alive and moving in the abdomen”.
“As if I have only stumps for legs”.
Modalities:
<: right side/busy places;
DD.: Spider
remedies (Aranea scientia/Tarent.). Bar-c. (delusion cut off at the knees)
Mind: Restless and hyperactive. Overexcited.
Overactive and tired at the same time. Walking quickly. Pacing.
Chaos. Confused and chaotic. Absent minded and forgetful.
A feeling of being lost, flashes of nothingness where I just don't know
what I am supposed to be doing.
Need to clean, seeing dirt everywhere.
Feeling of being used. Everybody has let her down.
Fearfulness. Fear of dogs. Fear of thunderstorms.
Indignation. Anger building slowly. Indefinable sense of anger.
Irritated and repulsed by foolish people. Irritable and aggressive. Disgust of
self and others.
Calmness. Indifference. Nothing can bother her. Feels distant.
Lack of motivation.
Sensation left side is shrinking and right expanding.
Sensation as if pregnant. Sensation that abdomen is enormous.
Feel as if I have only stumps for legs.
< rain, > sunshine.
Head: Dull frontal headache.
Eyes: Burning tears. Feeling like sand under
eyelid. Outer eyelid burning. < right. Photophobia. Loss of peripheral
vision. Twitching.
Ears: Sensitive to noise. Itching right ear.
Buzzing in ears.
Nose: Clear discharge < right. Sensitive to
perfume and chemicals.
Face: Twitching (lower lip).
Mouth: Dryness not
> drinking. Tongue coated white.
Stomach: Rumbling, with hunger. Bloating. Eructations.
Feels full. Movement as if something alive in stomach.
Hunger. Desire for bread and pastries. Desire for fruit. Thirst but
drinks fill and cause nausea. Thirsty at night. Desire for smoking.
Abdomen: Flatulence with cramping pains. Cramp in
diaphragm. Pulling pain in liver.
Stool: Unsatisfactory. Like sheep droppings.
Female Sexual Organs: Clear leucorrhoea.
Respiratory Organs: Respiration heavy, chest felt crushed.
Breathlessness on slight exertion. Burning in lungs.
Chest: Pain in right breast.
Neck and Back: Stabbing pain in muscles.
Limbs: Pains and stiffness like gout. Pins and
needles.
Tapping the fingers. Warm hands
Feet hot at night. Sudden pulling pain in right leg, above knee.
Heaviness.
Skin:
Perspiration: on exertion. Sensation of insects under the
skin.
Sleep: Restless.
Dreams: Chaos and confusion. Fathers. Illness. Of
being robbed. Observing accidents with calmness. Spiders. Dirty toilets.
Travelling and long journeys. Dead bodies. Gentle amorous dreams.
Transvestism and looking ridiculous. Being abusive to people who are
acting stupidly. Becoming restless and angry at other's calmness. In shades of
white. With falling out of bed.
Generalities: Numbness, tingling and twitching. Right sided
paralysis. Hot in bed. Flushes of heat at 21 h. Getting hot and sweaty and
hating the feeling. Warm all over. Right sided.
Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum