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Goliath birdeater

Theraphosa blondi

Tentang namanya: The 'bird-eating' part of the name comes from an early 18th-century copper engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian that shows one eating a hummingbird.1

Hanya sakitSakit, tetapi tidak akan melukaimu dengan serius.

Tarantula dan laba-laba jaring corong

GigitanMakan: Daging

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

The Goliath birdeater is a huge tarantula and the largest spider in the world by mass and body length. It lives in the rainforests of northern South America, including the Amazon. Although it can look frightening, its venom is mild and it rarely bites people.1

Hidup di

Northern South America: Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, northern Brazil, eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela1

Amerika Selatan

Beranda

It lives in upland rainforest, most noticeably in the Amazon, and is often found in marshy or swampy ground. It lives on the ground in deep burrows and is active at night.1

Panjang

13 cm (5,1 in)1

Berat

175 g (6 oz)1

Kecepatan tertinggi

sekitar 2,4 km/jam (1,5 mph)

Di darat, perkiraan kasar

Apa makanannya?

It eats other large arthropods, worms and amphibians, and will also kill insects and small land vertebrates. It drags prey back to its burrow, where it liquefies the insides and sucks them dry. It has been seen feeding on rodents, frogs, toads, lizards and even snakes.1

Foto Goliath birdeater — Goliath birdeater. Foto: Didier Descouens. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Cara mengenalinya

Large body, up to 13 cm long, with a leg span of up to 30 cm1
Mostly tan to light brown, with a golden tinge1
Colours range from dark to light brown, with faint markings on the legs1
Covered in hair on the body, abdomen and legs1
Adult males lack tibial spurs on their first pair of legs1

Kekuatan bisa

Gigitan

Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.

Apa efek bisanya?

Like all tarantulas, it has fangs and venom, but its venom is relatively harmless. Its effects are comparable to those of a wasp sting. Some bites are 'dry bites', meaning no venom is injected.1

Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?

Bahaya bagi manusia: MenyakitkanBisa sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

Tarantulas generally bite people only in self-defence. Its venom is comparable to a wasp sting. Its urticating hairs, which it releases when threatened, are a severe irritant to skin and mucous membranes.1

Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?

When threatened, it rubs its setae together to make a hissing sound, and rubs its abdomen with its hind legs to release irritating hairs.1

Jika ia menggigit

Cuci gigitan dan dinginkan. Cari bantuan medis jika nyerinya kuat atau orangnya merasa tidak enak badan.

Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama

Tetap aman

Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.

Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman

Di mana di dunia?

Afrika Asia Eropa Amerika Utara Amerika Selatan Australia dan Oseania

Seberapa besar dia?

Seberapa panjang dia?

Seberapa berat dia?

seberat 1,5 pisang

sepanjang 4 balok mainan yang dijajarkanbisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 150 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)

Seberapa besar Goliath birdeater dibandingkan KAMU?

Hanya hitungan di browsermu. Tidak ada yang disimpan atau dikirim ke mana pun.

Seberapa cepat dia?

Kura-kura darat sekitar 0,3 km/jam (0,19 mph)

Goliath birdeater sekitar 2,4 km/jam (1,5 mph)

Orang yang berjalan sekitar 5 km/jam (3,1 mph)

layak diketahui

Fakta

It is the largest spider in the world by mass and body length, and is second only to the giant huntsman spider by leg span.1

Its fangs measure 2 to 4 cm, large enough to break human skin.1

It is an edible spider. In northeastern South America, the hairs are singed off, and the spider is roasted in banana leaves.1

Its flavour has been described as 'shrimp-like'.1

Its body length is far greater than that of Mongolarachne, the largest known prehistoric spider, which measured 2.46 cm.1

Females rarely eat males during mating, unlike some other spider species.1

Pembongkar mitos

Mitos: The Goliath birdeater eats lots of birds.

Faktanya: Despite its name, it rarely preys on birds. Its diet is mostly other large arthropods, worms and amphibians.1

Untuk ahli bisa

Nama ilmiah: Theraphosa blondi
Kelompok: Tarantula dan laba-laba jaring corong
Keluarga: Theraphosidae2
Urutan: Araneae
Benua: Amerika Selatan
Anak: The female lays 100 to 200 eggs, which hatch into spiderlings within 6 to 8 weeks.1
Bahaya bagi manusia: 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana faktanya berasal

Goliath birdeater (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Theraphosa blondi (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
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