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Blue-capped ifrit
Gif in sy velEet: InsekteGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nieThe blue-capped ifrit is a small forest bird with a bright blue cap on its head. It lives only in the high, wet forests of New Guinea. It matters because its feathers and skin carry a strong poison that the bird picks up from its food.1
Hoe om dit te herken
- Brown upperparts with finely dotted wing edges, and light-yellow underparts1
- A bright blue cap outlined in black, with a small black spot on the crown1
- A long white stripe beside the eye, with a thin black line inside it, and a narrow white ring around the eye1
- A stout body with a broad chest, short rounded wings and feathered legs1
- Males have whiter ear streaks and more vivid head and neck colours than females1
Gifkrag
Sy vel is giftig. Dit is gevaarlik om aan te raak, te lek of te eet.
Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?
This bird is poisonous rather than venomous, because it does not bite or sting. Its feathers and skin contain batrachotoxin (BTX), a neurotoxin, which is a poison that attacks the nerves. BTX holds open the sodium channels in muscle and nerve cells, which can cause muscle paralysis and potentially death. It is thought to be deadlier than cyanide, and in people it causes sneezing, irritation and allergic reactions when they handle the bird.1
Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?
Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.Handling the bird can cause sneezing, irritation and allergic reactions in people. The toxin is thought to be deadlier than cyanide, but the bird is not aggressive.1
Wat doen dit as dit bang is?
Its toxic feathers and skin protect it against predators and parasites.1
As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het
- As iemand dit geëet het of simptome kry nadat hy dit geëet het: bel dadelik jou noodnommer of 'n gifsentrum.
Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels
Bly veilig
- Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
- Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
- As jy daaraan geraak of dit geëet het: moenie jou oë of mond vryf nie, was jou hande en kry mediese hulp.
Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Sy gif is net daar sodat niks dit eet nie. Meer oor veilig bly
Waar in die wêreld?
Hoe groot is dit?
Hoe lank is dit?
Hoe swaar is dit?
so lank soos 5 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n ry
kan in 9,5 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vliegHoe groot is Blue-capped ifrit in vergelyking met JOU?
Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.
Hoe vinnig is dit?
Feite
It is one of the few birds known to store batrachotoxin, a poison that is thought to be deadlier than cyanide, in its feathers and skin.1
It is resistant to its own poison because of a gene mutation that changes the shape of its sodium channel. Similar mutations are found in poison dart frogs.1
It does not make its own poison. It gets the toxin from Choresine beetles it eats, and possibly from soil mites or certain plants.1
Its toxin-covered feathers may rub off onto its egg or nest, which may protect them from predators.1
The species is an ancient one that dates back to the Oligocene epoch, when New Guinea was a series of islands.1
It is the only living member of its family, Ifritidae, so the family has just one species.1
Mite-breker
Mite: The bird makes its own poison.
Waarheid: The toxin is thought to come from its diet, mainly Choresine beetles.1
Vir gifkenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Ifrita kowaldi
- Groep
- Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet
- Familie
- Ifritidae2
- Orde
- Passeriformes
- Kontinente
- Australië & Oseanië
- Babas
- Nesting runs from August to November. Each clutch usually holds a single white egg with black and purple spots, laid in a nest of moss and fern about 2 to 3 metres above the ground.1
- Hoe dit in die natuur gaan
- Least concern1
- Gevaar vir mense
- 1 / 5: Lig3
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Blue-capped ifrit (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ifrita kowaldi (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
- Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.
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