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Gooty sapphire tarantula

Poecilotheria metallica
Ko faati e innde ndee: The name Gooty comes from the Indian town where the first known specimen was found. The scientific name metallica was given because of its distinct colouring.1
Ina sokli doktoorHertaani warde, kono ŋatgol ina sokli doktoor.
Taranteel e funnel-web ŊatgolIna ñaama: Ɓuuɓuuli
Bone e yimɓe: Ina tiiɗiŊatgol ina sokli doktoor. Maayde ina famɗi sanne.

The Gooty sapphire tarantula is a large spider with bright blue hair, the only blue species in its genus. It lives in a small patch of forest in southern India, where it makes its home in holes in tall trees. It is critically endangered, so it is rare and needs protection.1

Ina wuuri e
Southern India: a small reserve forest in Andhra Pradesh, and the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu1
Aazi
Hello arano
It lives in deciduous forest, in holes in tall trees, where it builds asymmetric funnel webs. Its range is less than 100 square kilometres, and the forest there is highly disturbed.1
Juuteendi
15 cm haa 20 cm (5,9 in haa 7,9 in)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
Its main prey is various flying insects. Its pattern and habit of living in tree holes help it find this food.1
Goonga!Natal Gooty sapphire tarantula
Gooty sapphire tarantula. Natal: DJANDYW.COM AKA NOBODY. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

No anndirte ngal

  • Covered in blue hair, the only blue species in the genus Poecilotheria1
  • An intricate, fractal-like geometric pattern on the abdomen1
  • Young spiders are less colourful; the blue becomes stronger as they mature1
  • Mature males are more slender, with longer legs than females1
  • Full-grown leg span of 15 to 20 cm1

Doole tooke

Ŋatgol

Tooke ngal ina yaltira ñiiƴe mum so ina ŋata.

Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum waɗata?

Its venom may cause intense pain, although this is judged from the experience of keepers bitten by other spiders in the genus. A bite may cause a rise in heart rate, followed by sweating, headache, stinging, cramping or swelling. These effects can last for up to a week.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: Ina tiiɗiŊatgol ina sokli doktoor. Maayde ina famɗi sanne.

No human death from its bite has ever been recorded. Its bite is still considered medically significant. Most bites are dry bites, where no venom is injected. It can move quickly and may defend itself when cornered.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

It is skittish and will try to flee first. It also flees from light, as it is sensitive to it. If provoked, it may bite.1

So ina ŋata

  • Loot nokku ŋataaɗo oo, ɓuuɓnu mo. Heɓ ballal cafrol so muusu ngu ina tiiɗi walla neɗɗo oo ina wiya wonaa e jam.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
  • Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • So gooto ŋatii ma: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Gooty sapphire tarantula hedde 20 cm juutde (7,9 in)Banaana hedde 18 cm (7,1 in)Ullundu galle hedde 50 cm (1,6 ft)
juutde no kaaɗe mahirɗe 6 ɗaɓɓondiraaɗeina waawi taƴde 100 meeteer e segonde 200 (neɗɗo ɓurɗo yaawde ina sokli 9,6)

Hol no Gooty sapphire tarantula mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

1

Its vivid blue colour comes from tiny structures in its hair that reflect light, so the colour shifts when viewed from different angles.1

2

Its adult fangs can reach nearly 3/4 of an inch (about 1.9 cm) in length.1

3

Females typically live for 11 to 12 years, and males live for 3 to 4 years.1

4

Some blue tarantulas may use their colour in choosing mates or in contests for mates.1

5

It has been bred in captivity for more than ten years and is popular with tarantula enthusiasts.1

Feññinoowo fenaande

Fenaande: Its bite is deadly.

Goonga: No human death from its bite has ever been recorded, although the bite is considered medically significant.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Poecilotheria metallica
Fedde
Taranteel e funnel-web
Ɓesngu
Theraphosidae2
Ordre
Araneae
Leyɗe mawɗe
Aazi
Hol no ngal woniri e ladde
Critically Endangered1
Bone e yimɓe
3 / 5: Ina tiiɗi3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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