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Chilean rose tarantula

Grammostola rosea
Sobre o nome: Names such as 'rose hair' and 'Chilean fire' point to its reddish colouring, which varies between colour morphs.1
InofensivoInofensivo para as persoas. Non hai nada de que preocuparse.
Tarántulas e arañas de tea en funil MordeCome: Carne
Perigo para as persoas: LeveComa unha picadura de abella ou menos. Practicamente inofensivo para as persoas.

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

Vive en
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina1
América do Sur
Inicio
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
Lonxitude
13 cm (5,1 in)3
tamaño típico de adulto
Velocidade máxima
uns 1,6 km/h (0,99 mph)
En terra, estimación aproximada
Que come?
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
De verdade!Foto de Chilean rose tarantula
Chilean rose tarantula. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Como recoñecelo

  • 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

Adoita confundirse con: 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

Poder da pezoña

Morde

A pezoña sae polos seus cairos ou dentes cando morde.

Que fai a súa pezoña?

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

Que perigoso é para as persoas?

Perigo para as persoas: LeveComa unha picadura de abella ou menos. Practicamente inofensivo para as persoas.

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

Que fai cando ten medo?

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

Se morde

  • Medical authorities advise owners to wear protective eyewear when working near this spider, to protect the eyes from urticating hairs.1
  • Lava a mordedura e arrefríaa. Busca axuda médica se a dor é forte ou a persoa se sente mal.

Chama sempre primeiro ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911). Isto son consellos xerais de primeiros auxilios, non consello médico. Primeiros auxilios básicos

Mantente a salvo

  • Nunca toques, collas nin molestes un animal salvaxe, aínda que sexa pequeno e aínda que pareza durmido ou morto.
  • Déixalle espazo. Se atopas un, mantén a calma, recúa amodo e déixao ir polo seu camiño.
  • Se un te morde: mantén a calma, non te movas, chama ao teu número de emerxencias (112, 000, 911) ou vai rápido a un hospital. Lembra como era, unha foto axuda.

Non vai a por ti. Usa a súa pezoña para cazar comida ou para defenderse, e prefire con moito agocharse. Máis sobre como estar a salvo

En que lugar do mundo?

ÁfricaAsiaEuropaAmérica do NorteAmérica do SurAustralia e Oceanía

Que tamaño ten?

Canto mide?

Chilean rose tarantula mide uns 13 cm (5,1 in)Un clip uns 3 cm (1,2 in)Un móbil uns 15 cm (5,9 in)
mide coma 4 pezas de construción de xoguete en filapodería percorrer 100 metros en 220 segundos (o humano máis rápido precisa 9,6)

Que tamaño ten Chilean rose tarantula comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada a ningures.

Que rápido é?

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Datos

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

Females can dig burrows reaching 40 centimetres deep.1

5

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

6

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

Para expertos en pezoñas

Nome científico
Grammostola rosea
Grupo
Tarántulas e arañas de tea en funil
Familia
Theraphosidae2
Orde
Araneae
Continentes
América do Sur
Crías
After mating, a female spins a web and lays 50 to 200 eggs in the weeks that follow.1
Esperanza de vida
uns 20 anos1
Como lle vai na natureza
Not listed as endangered. In March 2026 it was added to CITES Appendix II, which means trade in the species must be controlled.1
Perigo para as persoas
1 / 5: Leve3

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Chilean rose tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Grammostola rosea (iNaturalist): nomes e clasificación.
  3. Venom Wiki: o nivel de perigo, o tamaño típico e a velocidade estimada son nosos. Mira como os calculamos: Como valoramos o perigo.

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