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Tarantula wolf spider

Lycosa tarantula

Oor die naam: It gets its name from the city of Taranto in Italy, which is near where it is found.1

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Spinnekoppe

ByteEet: Vleis

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

Lycosa tarantula is a large wolf spider that lives mainly in southern Europe, especially in the Apulia region of Italy. It was once called the tarantula, and it gives that name to a famous old folk dance. It hunts at night and tends to keep away from people.1

Leef in

Southern Europe, especially the Apulia region of Italy and near the city of Taranto; also recorded in France1

Europa

Tuis

It lives in burrows that it digs itself. Females stay in their burrows for their whole lives, waiting at the entrance at night for prey. Young spiders dig their own burrows after they leave their mother.1

Lengte

1,9 cm tot 3 cm (0,7 in tot 1,2 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 1,3 km/h (0,81 mph)

Op land, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It leaves its burrow at night to catch prey. Females wait at the burrow mouth and make nocturnal trips to capture prey.1

Foto van Tarantula wolf spider — Tarantula wolf spider. Foto: Benjamin Carbuccia. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

A large wolf spider. Females can have a body length of up to 3 cm, and males are smaller, at around 1.9 cm.1
Mostly active at night.1
Usually found lurking at the mouths of its burrows.1
Runs very fast and keeps moving, so it is hard to catch.1

Word dikwels verwar met: It is often called a tarantula, but in English that name now more commonly refers to spiders in the Theraphosidae family. This spider is a wolf spider, in the Lycosidae family.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 is made mostly of neurotoxins, which act on the nerves, and venom proteins. The venom is not known to be harmful to people. It has been observed to harm some small vertebrates, so careful handling matters.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

Its bite is not known to cause severe symptoms in humans, and it is not known to endanger human life. Wolf spiders are not among the spider families recognised as posing a serious health risk to people.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When cornered, it does not make threat displays or advance on a hand to bite. Its usual response to a large animal is to flee.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

Waar in die wêreld?

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

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

omtrent so lank soos 'n skuifspeldkan 100 meter in 280 sekondes aflê (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot is Tarantula wolf spider 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)

Tarantula wolf spider omtrent 1,3 km/h (0,81 mph)

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

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Many mating encounters, about one-third in one study, end with the female eating the male.1

The folk dance called the tarantella is linked to an old belief about this spider's bite.1

Females spend their whole lives in their burrows, apart from night-time trips to hunt.1

Wolf spiders have quite good eyesight, so a person is unlikely to approach one unseen.1

Mature males leave their burrows and wander about looking for mates.1

Mite-breker

Mite: A bite from this spider can cause severe illness called tarantism, which must be treated by dancing.

Waarheid: This was a traditional superstition in Apulia. The bites are not known to cause severe symptoms in humans or to endanger life.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Lycosa tarantula
Groep: Spinnekoppe
Familie: Lycosidae2
Orde: Araneae
Kontinente: Europa
Babas: Females carry a silken sac with over 100 eggs attached to their spinnerets. After hatching, the spiderlings climb onto their mother's abdomen and ride around with her until they are mature enough to survive on their own.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 4 jaar1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Lycosa tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Lycosa tarantula (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
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