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Mexican fireleg tarantula

Brachypelma boehmei
Ku linnya: The names "fireleg" and "rustleg" refer to the bright red knees on its legs.1
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The Mexican fireleg tarantula is a large, long-lived spider with bright orange and black colouring. It lives in dry scrubland in western Guerrero state, Mexico, where it hides in burrows. It is popular in the pet trade, which has put pressure on wild numbers.1

Kibeera mu
Western Guerrero state on the central Pacific coast of Mexico1
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Awaka
It prefers dry scrubland. It lives in burrows, either ones it has dug itself or abandoned rodent or lizard burrows, usually under rocks or fallen logs.1
Obuwanvu
13 cm okutuuka ku 15 cm (5 in okutuuka ku 6 in)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
In captivity, adults usually eat crickets, superworms, mealworms and dubia roaches. Spiderlings eat pre-killed mealworms, pinhead crickets, baby dubia roaches, wingless fruit flies and other small insects that are not defensive.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Mexican fireleg tarantula
Mexican fireleg tarantula. Ekifaananyi: Viki. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Dramatic orange and black colouring.1
  • Orange carapace (the upper body shell) with a dark black band on the upper legs (femora).1
  • Bright, fiery red knees (patellae) that fade to a paler orange further down the leg.1
  • Black tips on the feet (tarsi).1
  • Adults are 12.7 to 15.2 cm across, converted from 5 to 6 inches.1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: It resembles the Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii). The main difference is the legs: the knees of the Mexican fireleg are bright red, while the joints of the redknee are orange.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

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The spider is not particularly defensive. Its main defence is its urticating hairs, which it can flick when threatened. Some individuals may have a nervous temperament.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When it feels threatened, it flicks urticating hairs at the attacker.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.

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Mexican fireleg tarantula kiwanvu nga 15 cm (6 in)Essimu ey'omu ngalo (smartphone) nga 15 cm (5,9 in)Ndiizi nga 18 cm (7,1 in)
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Ebituufu

1

Tarantulas of this genus are long-lived. Females may live about ten years after reaching maturity, while males usually live only up to a year after their final moult.1

2

It is commonly kept as a pet and is regarded as suitable for beginners, which has led to heavy collection from the wild.1

3

It is mostly active after dark, but can sometimes be active during the day, especially in the morning and evening.1

4

Adults moult at the end of the dry season, between November and June. Males then begin searching for mates.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Brachypelma boehmei
Ekibinja
Tarantula ne funnel-web
Amaka
Theraphosidae2
Ensengeka
Araneae
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Abaana abawere
Mated females produce an egg sac. If it succeeds, the eggs generally hatch three to four weeks before the rainy season begins.1
Kiri kitya mu nsiko
Listed on CITES Appendix II, which regulates international trade. Ongoing habitat destruction, illegal pet trade and high mortality before maturity are a considerable concern for its future.1
Akabi eri abantu
1 / 5: Kitono3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Brachypelma boehmei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Brachypelma boehmei (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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