Cameroon red baboon spider
The Cameroon red baboon spider is a large tarantula that digs burrows at ground level in the rainforests of Cameroon, in West Africa. It is one of the few spiders that can swim, and it can make a loud velcro-like rasping sound to warn off threats.1
Com reconèixer-lo
- Colour ranges from dull black or grey to rusty orange-brown.1
- Freshly moulted spiders are black, and they turn brown just before a moult.1
- Hairy legs, with an oval abdomen up to 10 cm across.1
- Leg span can reach 20 cm.1
- Small, weak eyes that can only judge light levels.1
Sovint es confon amb: Many hairy tarantulas from North and South America can shed urticating hairs, which are barbed and can cause severe itching. This species is an Old World tarantula and does not have these hairs on its abdomen.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Què fa el seu verí?
The venom is not medically significant to people. It may cause some nausea, and a person who is abnormally sensitive may need medical attention.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: DolorósPot fer molt de mal, però gairebé mai no és greu.The venom is not considered medically significant. The spider will bite humans if provoked, but its main defence is to run away.1
Què fa quan té por?
It rears up on its hind legs, smacks its front legs on the ground, and rubs leg pairs I and II together to make a sound like tearing velcro. It may also bite, but usually runs away.1
Si mossega
- Renta la mossegada i refreda-la. Busca ajuda mèdica si el dolor és fort o la persona es troba malament.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
fa de llarg com 6 peces de construcció de joguina en fila
podria recórrer 100 metres en 180 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Cameroon red baboon spider comparat amb TU?
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Com de ràpid va?
Dades
It is one of the only spiders known to swim, and it will sometimes dive to catch fish.1
Most spiderlings kill each other for food, but some have been found sharing food with their siblings.1
Its fangs point downwards and work like pickaxes rather than pincers.1
During a moult it lies on its back, weak and dehydrated, and is very vulnerable to animals that would normally be its prey.1
After moulting it avoids eating for about a week so its new fangs can harden.1
It does not spin webs. It spins only a little silk, used for egg sacs and to line its burrows.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: Baboon spiders spin webs to catch their prey.
Veritat: They do not make webs. They hunt at night and take whatever prey they find.1
Per a experts en verins
D'on surten les dades
- Hysterocrates gigas (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Hysterocrates gigas (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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