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Sea apple

Pseudocolochirus violaceus

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

See-egels, seesterre & wurms

Giftig om te eetEet: Piepklein seekosGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nie

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

The sea apple is a round, colourful sea cucumber that lives in the warm waters of the Indo-Pacific. It filters tiny floating food from the water with its feathery tentacles. It is special because it can release a toxin into the water when it is stressed, which can harm other sea creatures nearby.1

Giftig deur 'n byt of steek, of giftig om aan te raak of te eet? Sommige diere spuit gif in met 'n byt of 'n steek. Ander is skadelik om aan te raak of te eet. Hierdie een is giftig om aan te raak of te eet.

Leef in

Indo-Pacific waters1

Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Koraalsee, Filippynse See, Timorsee & Arafurasee

Tuis

Found in Indo-Pacific waters. Sea apples are often kept as display animals in marine aquariums.1

Lengte

20 cm (7,9 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 0,02 km/h (0,01 mph)

Swem, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Sea apples feed mainly on plankton, which they filter from the water with their tentacles. They bring each tentacle to the mouth in turn and scrape off the trapped plankton.1

Foto van Sea apple — Sea apple. Foto: Marrabbio2. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Colourful, somewhat round body that is ovate (egg-shaped)1
A central mouth-like opening surrounded by feathery tentacles1
Rows of tube feet that help it move and hold onto surfaces1
The Australian species has a mainly purple body, red feet, and purple and white tentacles1

Gifkrag

Giftig om te eet

Dit is net skadelik as iets dit eet.

Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?

Sea apples release a toxic saponin called holothurin into the water when they are stressed. Saponin is a chemical that is harmful to other organisms. In aquariums, this toxin can poison other animals living nearby.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Its toxin can poison other aquarium inhabitants, and this is one reason sea apples are not commonly kept in aquariums.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When disturbed, sea apples can violently push out their internal organs through their rear end, a process called evisceration. They can also release their toxin into the water.1

As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het

Sit die wond in warm water, so warm as wat die persoon kan verdra sonder om te brand, en kry mediese hulp om die stekels te verwyder. Moenie self daarna grawe nie.

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?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië Stille Oseaan Indiese Oseaan Koraalsee Filippynse See Timorsee & Arafurasee

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 6 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rystadiger as 'n tuinslak

Hoe groot is Sea apple in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Seeperdjie omtrent 0,0015 km/h (0 mph)

Sea apple omtrent 0,02 km/h (0,01 mph)

'n Tuinslak omtrent 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Sea apples can swell to nearly double their original size by drinking large amounts of seawater when threatened or in an unsuitable environment.1

Their swollen bodies let water currents carry them to a new area, which is much quicker than walking.1

In aquariums, sea apples often starve because plankton levels are lower than they need, and they try to feed in the daytime too.1

Hermit crabs and fish often peck at sea apple tentacles, either to eat them or to steal the food caught in them.1

Sea apples usually feed at night, when their delicate tentacles are less at risk from predators.1

Mite-breker

Mite: Sea apples are safe for reef aquariums.

Waarheid: Sea apples are considered reef safe for their compatibility with other species. However, they are unsafe for reef aquariums for other reasons, including starvation and the toxin they release.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Pseudocolochirus violaceus
Groep: See-egels, seesterre & wurms
Familie: Cucumariidae2
Orde: Dendrochirotida
Kontinente: Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Koraalsee, Filippynse See, Timorsee & Arafurasee, Die oseane
Gevaar vir mense: 1 / 5: Lig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Sea apple (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Pseudocolochirus violaceus (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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