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Tarantula wolf spider

Lycosa tarantula

Sobre el nom: It gets its name from the city of Taranto in Italy, which is near where it is found.1

Només fa malFa mal, però no et farà cap mal greu.

Aranyes

MossegadesMenja: Carn

Perill per a les persones: DolorósPot fer molt de mal, però gairebé mai no és greu.

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

Viu a

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

Europa

Inici

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

Llargada

de 1,9 cm a 3 cm (de 0,7 in a 1,2 in)1

Velocitat màxima

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

A terra, estimació aproximada

Què menja?

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

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

Com reconèixer-lo

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

Sovint es confon amb: 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

Poder del verí

Mossegades

El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.

Què fa el seu verí?

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

Com de perillós és per a les persones?

Perill per a les persones: DolorósPot fer molt de mal, però gairebé mai no és greu.

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

Què fa quan té por?

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

Si mossega

Renta la mossegada i posa-hi gel per al dolor. Busca ajuda mèdica si el dolor és fort, s'estén 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

On del món?

Àfrica Àsia Europa Amèrica del Nord Amèrica del Sud Austràlia i Oceania

Que gran és?

Quant fa de llarg?

més o menys el que fa de llarg un clippodria recórrer 100 metres en 280 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)

Que gran és Tarantula wolf spider comparat amb TU?

Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.

Com de ràpid va?

Una tortuga uns 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

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

Una persona caminant uns 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

val la pena saber-ho

Dades

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

Desmuntamites

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

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

Per a experts en verins

Nom científic: Lycosa tarantula
Grup: Aranyes
Família: Lycosidae2
Ordre: Araneae
Continents: Europa
Cries: 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
Esperança de vida: uns 4 anys1
Perill per a les persones: 2 / 5: Dolorós3

D'on surten les dades

Lycosa tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Lycosa tarantula (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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