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Golden blue-leg baboon spider

Harpactira pulchripes
Oor die naam: Its specific name, pulchripes, comes from Latin and means 'beautiful foot'.1
Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.
Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The golden blue-legged baboon spider is a tarantula with a bright yellow or orange body and metallic blue legs. It lives in South Africa, and it is prized by tarantula keepers in Europe and America. Its venom is medically significant, so it is best admired from a distance.1

Leef in
South Africa, including the Grahamstown area (now Makhanda)1
Afrika
Tuis
It lives in mainly arid country, at about 580 m above sea level, where the average temperature is 25 °C and average yearly rainfall is 628 mm. It is a fossorial tarantula, meaning it is adapted to digging.1
Lengte
10 cm tot 14 cm (3,9 in tot 5,5 in)1
Topspoed
omtrent 1,6 km/h (0,99 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Regtig waar!Foto van Golden blue-leg baboon spider
Golden blue-leg baboon spider. Foto: The LionHeart Experience. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Metallic blue legs that turn vivid orange or yellow closer to the body.1
  • Orange or yellow carapace (the shield over the front of the body) with some black patterning.1
  • The abdomen (rear body) has the same black patterning as the carapace.1
  • Males have longer legs and duller colours than females.1
  • Females have a diagonal leg span of up to 14 cm, while males reach 10 cm.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

This spider has medically significant venom. Little is known about how strong it is.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

This spider has medically significant venom, though little information exists about its strength. It is described as skittish rather than defensive, which is unusual given that its venom is medically significant.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It is skittish rather than defensive, and it is incredibly fast.1

As dit byt

  • Was die byt en koel dit af. Kry mediese hulp as die pyn erg is 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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Golden blue-leg baboon spider omtrent 14 cm lank (5,5 in)'n Skuifspeld omtrent 3 cm (1,2 in)'n Slimfoon omtrent 15 cm (5,9 in)
so lank soos 4 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan 100 meter in 220 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Golden blue-leg baboon spider in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

1

Most members of its subfamily, the Harpactirinae, are known for being aggressive, but this species is the exception with a noticeably calmer temper.1

2

Although it is incredibly fast, it spends much of its time on display in its webs.1

3

It is a very highly desired tarantula in the European and American tarantula keeping hobby.1

4

Males are smaller, have longer legs and duller colours than the females.1

Mite-breker

Mite: All baboon spiders are aggressive.

Waarheid: Most Harpactirinae are known for aggression, but this species has a noticeably more relaxed temper than others in its subfamily.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Harpactira pulchripes
Groep
Tarantulas & tregterwebspinnekoppe
Familie
Theraphosidae2
Orde
Araneae
Kontinente
Afrika
Lewensduur
omtrent 12 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense
2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Harpactira pulchripes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Harpactira pulchripes (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
  3. 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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