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Golden silk orb-weaver

Trichonephila clavipes
Oor die naam: The scientific name clavipes is Latin for "club-footed", from the knotted tufts of hair on the female's legs.1
OnskadelikOnskadelik vir mense. Niks om oor bekommerd te wees nie.
Spinnekoppe ByteEet: Insekte
Gevaar vir mense: LigSoos 'n bysteek of minder. Basies onskadelik vir mense.

The golden silk orb-weaver is a large spider with silk that shines golden in sunlight. It lives in forests and wooded areas from the southern United States to Argentina. It is special because its silk is studied by scientists, and because it is one of the largest non-tarantula spiders in North America.1

Leef in
Southern USA through Central America and the Antilles to Argentina1
Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika
Tuis
It lives in forests and wooded areas, building its large webs between trees and low shrubs. It can also live in urban areas, and hikers may meet it in woods.1
Lengte
4 cm (1,6 in)1
Topspoed
omtrent 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Op land, rowwe skatting
Wat eet dit?
It catches small and medium-sized flying insects in its large web. It subdues prey by injecting venom, unlike related species that wrap prey in silk first.1
Regtig waar!Foto van Golden silk orb-weaver
Golden silk orb-weaver. Foto: Reinaldo de Oliveira Elias. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

  • Females have a silvery white front body (cephalothorax) and a longer orange-brown abdomen with two rows of small white-yellow spots.1
  • Females have dark yellow and brown banding on their legs, with black brush-like tufts of hair near the joints of the first, second and fourth leg pairs.1
  • Females are about 24 to 40 mm long when fully grown.1
  • Males are much smaller, about 6 mm long, with a plain dark brown body and legs.1
  • The large webs are circular and vertical, and the yellow pigment in the silk gives them a golden glow in good light.1

Word dikwels verwar met: Trichonephila plumipes also has stiff hairs on its legs. In that species the hairs are set more closely together than in the golden silk orb-weaver.1

Gifkrag

Byte

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

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venom has low toxicity. It is relatively harmless and poses little health concern to healthy adult humans.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

It is not known to be aggressive towards humans. It bites only in self-defence if it is touched, and its venom poses little health concern to healthy adults.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

It bites only in self-defence if it is touched.1

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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Golden silk orb-weaver omtrent 4 cm lank (1,6 in)'n Skuifspeld omtrent 3 cm (1,2 in)'n Slimfoon omtrent 15 cm (5,9 in)
omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan 100 meter in 210 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Golden silk orb-weaver in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

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Feite

1

Its silk may help in surgeries involving the nervous system, as shown in past experimental studies.1

2

It produces seven different types of silk, and its silk is valued in spider silk research.1

3

Its genome was the first of the orb-weaving spiders to be completely annotated, revealing 28 unique genes for spider silk proteins.1

4

Some individuals living in developed areas have grown significantly larger than their rural counterparts.1

5

Males rarely suffer sexual cannibalism or genital mutilation, unlike males of many related species, which makes it a focus of study into spider mating.1

6

Females are some of the largest non-tarantula spiders in North America, and may be the largest orb-weaver species native to the United States.1

Mite-breker

Mite: The golden silk orb-weaver is an aggressive spider that attacks people.

Waarheid: It is not known to be aggressive towards humans. It bites only in self-defence if it is touched.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam
Trichonephila clavipes
Groep
Spinnekoppe
Familie
Nephilidae2
Orde
Araneae
Kontinente
Noord-Amerika, Suid-Amerika
Gevaar vir mense
1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

  1. Trichonephila clavipes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Trichonephila clavipes (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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