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Chilean rose tarantula

Grammostola rosea

Om navnet: Names such as 'rose hair' and 'Chilean fire' point to its reddish colouring, which varies between colour morphs.1

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The Chilean rose tarantula is a large, hairy spider that is one of the most common tarantulas kept as a pet in America and Europe. It lives in the dry, scrubby high desert of northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is venomous, but its venom is not considered extremely dangerous to people.1

Lever i

Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina1

Sydamerika

Forside

It lives in high desert and scrub at heights of 0 to 1,500 metres above sea level. It digs a small burrow or moves into an empty reptile or rodent burrow, lining it with silk. Many people meet it in pet shops and in home terrariums, since many wild-caught spiders are exported for the pet trade.1

Længde

13 cm (5,1 in)3

typisk størrelse for et voksent dyr

Tophastighed

cirka 1,6 km/t (0,99 mph)

På land, groft gæt

Hvad spiser det?

It eats beetles, caterpillars, crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, mealworms, silkworms, waxworms, and even small lizards and rodents. It injects venom into its prey through its fangs, and the venom breaks the prey down into liquid it can absorb.1

Foto af Chilean rose tarantula — Chilean rose tarantula. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Sådan genkender du det

Its colouring is reddish or rose-coloured, and this varies between colour morphs.1
It has small, spine-like urticating hairs on its abdomen (rear body).1
It usually lives in a straight-down burrow with one or two chambers, lined with silk.1
It is usually skittish and runs away from danger rather than defending itself.1

Forveksles ofte med: Grammostola porteri was once widely confused with this species. In 2022, the World Spider Catalog reclassified it as a junior synonym, meaning it is now treated as the same species as the Chilean rose tarantula.1

Giftkraft

Bid

Giften kommer ud gennem gifttænderne eller tænderne, når det bider.

Hvad gør dets gift, når det bider eller stikker?

Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nervous system, and hemotoxins, which disrupt the circulatory system. The venom is mainly used to hunt and digest prey. It is not considered extremely dangerous to humans.1

Hvor farligt er det for mennesker?

Fare for mennesker: MildSom et bistik eller mindre. Stort set harmløst for mennesker.

According to the available information, it is not extremely dangerous to humans. Its main hazard is its urticating hairs, which cause irritation and itching on skin and eyes. In February 2009, a British man had hairs lodged in his cornea after they were thrown from his pet while he was cleaning its tank.1

Hvad gør det, når det er bange?

When threatened, it brushes urticating hairs off its abdomen with its legs, and it may raise its front legs and show its fangs.1

Hvis det bider

Medical authorities advise owners to wear protective eyewear when working near this spider, to protect the eyes from urticating hairs.1
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Pas på dig selv

Rør aldrig ved, fang eller dril et vildt dyr, heller ikke et lille et, og heller ikke hvis det ser ud til at sove eller være dødt.
Giv det plads. Hvis du møder et, så bliv rolig, træd langsomt tilbage, og lad det gå sin egen vej.
Hvis et bider dig: Bevar roen, hold dig i ro, ring til dit alarmnummer (112, 000, 911), eller kom hurtigt på hospitalet. Husk, hvordan det så ud, et billede hjælper.

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Hvor i verden?

Afrika Asien Europa Nordamerika Sydamerika Australien & Oceanien

Hvor stort er det?

Hvor langt er det?

lige så lang som 4 byggeklodser på rækkekunne løbe 100 meter på 220 sekunder (det hurtigste menneske skal bruge 9,6)

Hvor stor er Chilean rose tarantula i forhold til DIG?

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Hvor hurtigt er det?

En skildpadde cirka 0,3 km/t (0,19 mph)

Chilean rose tarantula cirka 1,6 km/t (0,99 mph)

Et menneske, der går cirka 5 km/t (3,1 mph)

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Fakta

A peptide in its venom, called GsMTx4, has been shown to block mechanosensitive ion channels in living cells, which makes it useful for research.1

Its urticating hairs also act as sensors, helping it detect small vibrations and changes in pressure.1

It is probably the most common tarantula sold in American and European pet stores, largely because many wild-caught spiders are exported cheaply from Chile.1

Females can dig burrows reaching 40 centimetres deep.1

It can go without food for weeks to months, and fasting can sometimes signal that it is about to moult.1

Males grow hooked tibial hooks on their front legs while maturing, which help them hold the female during mating.1

For gifteksperter

Videnskabeligt navn: Grammostola rosea
Gruppe: Fugleedderkopper & tragtedderkopper
Familie: Theraphosidae2
Orden: Araneae
Kontinenter: Sydamerika
Unger: After mating, a female spins a web and lays 50 to 200 eggs in the weeks that follow.1
Levetid: cirka 20 år1
Hvordan det klarer sig i naturen: Not listed as endangered. In March 2026 it was added to CITES Appendix II, which means trade in the species must be controlled.1
Fare for mennesker: 1 / 5: Mild3

Hvor fakta kommer fra

Chilean rose tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Grammostola rosea (iNaturalist): navne og klassifikation.
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