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Gooty sapphire tarantula

Poecilotheria metallica
Ku linnya: 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
Kyetaaga omusawoTekitera kutta, naye okulumwa kwetaaga omusawo.
Tarantula ne funnel-web KirumaKirya: Ebiwuka
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

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

Kibeera mu
Southern India: a small reserve forest in Andhra Pradesh, and the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu1
Asiya
Awaka
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
Obuwanvu
15 cm okutuuka ku 20 cm (5,9 in okutuuka ku 7,9 in)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
Its main prey is various flying insects. Its pattern and habit of living in tree holes help it find this food.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Gooty sapphire tarantula
Gooty sapphire tarantula. Ekifaananyi: DJANDYW.COM AKA NOBODY. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • 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

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

Obusagwa buyita mu mannyo gaakyo amawanvu (fangs) oba mu mannyo amalala nga kiruma.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

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

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiOkulumwa kwetaaga omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

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

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

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

Bwe kiruma

  • Naaza ekifo ekirumiddwa era okinyogoze. Funa obuyambi bw'abasawo singa obulumi bungi oba omuntu awulira bubi.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Bw'emu ekuluma: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Gooty sapphire tarantula kiwanvu nga 20 cm (7,9 in)Ndiizi nga 18 cm (7,1 in)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)
kiwanvu nga bbulooka 6 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 200 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Gooty sapphire tarantula kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

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

Omumenyi w'enfumo

Enfumo: Its bite is deadly.

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

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Poecilotheria metallica
Ekibinja
Tarantula ne funnel-web
Amaka
Theraphosidae2
Ensengeka
Araneae
Ssemazinga
Asiya
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Critically Endangered1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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