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Giant golden orb-weaver

Nephila pilipes

Oor die naam: The name refers to the golden-yellow silk of its web, which gives the group the name golden orb-weavers.1

OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.

Spinnekoppe

ByteEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The giant golden orb-weaver is a large spider found across East and Southeast Asia and in Oceania. Adult females have bodies up to 50 mm long, while the males are tiny by comparison. Its big, yellowish webs are often seen in forests and against buildings.1

Leef in

East and Southeast Asia, South Asia (including India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan), Papua New Guinea and northern and eastern Australia1

Asië, Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

It prefers moist places with no direct sunlight, such as forests, rainforests and coastal areas. It builds webs in bushes and trees, near surface water, and against buildings and other structures.1

Lengte

5 cm (2 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 2,7 km/h (1,7 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It mainly catches insects in its web. Small prey are caught and removed directly, while larger prey are injected with venom and left to wait. Surplus prey is wrapped in silk and stored in the hub of the web for times of food shortage.1

Foto van Giant golden orb-weaver — Giant golden orb-weaver. Foto: Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Adult females are very large, with a body length of 25 to 50 mm.1
The abdomen is mostly dark yellow-brown with yellow stripes.1
The legs are long and black and yellow.1
Females have a horn-like bulge on the back of the body (tergum).1
Males are tiny, measuring about 4 to 6 mm, with light brown legs.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Trichonephila clavata has no horn-like bulge on its back, which the giant golden orb-weaver does have. Nephila laurinae lacks the pair of yellow stripes at the back of the abdomen that this species has.1

Gifkrag

Byte

Gif kom deur sy giftande of tande uit wanneer dit byt.

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

As dit byt

Was die byt en sit 'n yspak daarop vir die pyn. Kry mediese hulp as die pyn erg is, versprei of die persoon sleg voel.

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 een jou byt: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

korter as jou pinkiekan 100 meter in 130 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Giant golden orb-weaver in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Skilpad omtrent 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Giant golden orb-weaver omtrent 2,7 km/h (1,7 mph)

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Its silk is more robust than most human-made materials, which has drawn attention from materials scientists.1

Males can be 4 to 10 times smaller than the females, one of the biggest size differences among land animals.1

Adult females keep growing by moulting after they mature, which most spiders do not do.1

Females do not shed their genitals when they moult, so they can keep collecting sperm.1

When temperatures rise above 40 °C, it will abandon its web.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Nephila pilipes
Groep: Spinnekoppe
Familie: Nephilidae2
Orde: Araneae
Kontinente: Asië, Australië & Oseanië
Babas: Females do not hang egg sacs in the web. Instead they dig a pit, lay eggs in it and cover it with plant debris or soil. Adult females lay eggs continuously.1
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Nephila pilipes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Nephila pilipes (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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