Karakurt

Karakurt

Minor SpiritfringeModern Turkish (toponymy and natural-history reference)Northeastern TurkeyMediterranean regionCentral Asia
Origin

No origin story for a supernatural or folkloric entity named Karakurt is present in the provided sources. The available materials instead show Karakurt used as a place-name (a village in Sarıkamış, Kars) and as a lexical item applied to the biological species Latrodectus tredecimguttatus.

Appearance

The provided sources do not describe a supernatural or spirit appearance for Karakurt. The only appearance-related information in the materials concerns the biological species Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (a member of the genus Latrodectus); no folkloric physical description is given.

Abilities

No supernatural abilities or behaviors for a spirit called Karakurt are documented in the supplied sources. The biological source identifies Latrodectus tredecimguttatus as a species of widow spider found in the Mediterranean region and central Asia, but does not ascribe folkloric powers.

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Karakurt) — Wikipedia. Wikipedia contributors, 'Latrodectus tredecimguttatus', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
  2. [2]
    Karakurt (village in Sarıkamış, Kars) — Wikidata. Wikidata entry Q6635758, label: Karakurt (village in Sarıkamış, Kars).other
  3. [3]
    Ulu Akasya Ağacı - Bozkurt Köyü (Şarkışla). Archive.org item 'Ulu Akasya Ağacı - Bozkurt Köyü (Şarkışla)' credited to Deniz Karakurt.other
  4. [4]
    Şarkışla Köyleri - Görünümler. Archive.org item 'Şarkışla Köyleri - Görünümler' credited to Deniz Karakurt.other
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