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Tarantula wolf spider

Lycosa tarantula

名前について： It gets its name from the city of Taranto in Italy, which is near where it is found.1

痛いだけ痛いけど、大きな害はないよ。

クモ

かむ食べもの：肉

人への危険: 痛いすごく痛いこともあるけど、深刻になることはほとんどないよ。

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

すんでいる場所

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

ヨーロッパ

ホーム

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

長さ

1.9 cmから3 cm (0.7 inから1.2 in)1

最高速度

時速約1.3 km（時速0.81マイル）

陸で, おおまかな予想

何を食べるの？

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

Tarantula wolf spiderの写真 — Tarantula wolf spider。写真：Benjamin Carbuccia。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

見分け方

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

よくまちがえられるのは： 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

毒パワー

かむ

かむときに、毒が牙や歯から出るよ。

その毒（かむ・刺す毒）はどうなるの？

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

人にとってどれくらい危険？

人への危険: 痛いすごく痛いこともあるけど、深刻になることはほとんどないよ。

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

こわいとき、どうするの？

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

かまれたら

かまれたところを洗って、痛みには保冷剤をあてよう。痛みが強い、広がる、またはその人の具合が悪いときは、医療の助けを受けて。

まず必ず救急番号（112、000、911）に電話しよう。これは一般的な応急手当の案内で、医療のアドバイスではないよ。応急手当の基本

安全に過ごそう

野生の動物には、小さくても、ねているように見えても、死んでいるように見えても、ぜったいにさわったり、つかまえたり、からかったりしないこと。
近づかないで。出会ったら落ちついて、ゆっくりあとずさりして、そのまま行かせてあげよう。
かまれたら：落ちついて、じっとして、救急番号（112、000、911）に電話するか、急いで病院へ行こう。見た目をおぼえておいてね。写真があると役に立つよ。

きみをねらっているわけじゃないよ。毒はエサをとったり身を守ったりするために使うだけで、本当はかくれていたいんだ。安全に過ごすためにもっと知ろう

世界のどこ？

アフリカアジアヨーロッパ北アメリカ南アメリカオーストラリアとオセアニア

どれくらい大きい？

どれくらい長い？

だいたいゼムクリップくらいの長さ100 mを280秒で走れる（いちばん速い人間は9.6秒）

Tarantula wolf spiderは、きみとくらべてどれくらい大きい？

ブラウザで計算しているだけ。何も保存されないし、どこにも送られないよ。

どれくらい速い？

リクガメ 時速約0.3 km (0.19 mph)

Tarantula wolf spider 時速約1.3 km (0.81 mph)

歩いている人 時速約5 km (3.1 mph)

知っておく価値あり

データ

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

うそ・ほんとう

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

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

毒のエキスパート向け

学名: Lycosa tarantula
グループ: クモ
家族: Lycosidae2
ならびかえ: Araneae
大陸: ヨーロッパ
赤ちゃん: 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
寿命: 約4年1
人への危険: 2 / 5: 痛い3