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Trinidad chevron tarantula

Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Ku linnya: The species name cambridgei honours the arachnologist (spider expert) F. O. Pickard-Cambridge.1
Kiruma bwokkaKiruma, naye tekijja kukukolako kabi kanene.
Tarantula ne funnel-web KirumaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

The Trinidad chevron tarantula is a large hairy spider that lives only on the island of Trinidad. It spends much of its life in tree bark and crevices, and it is also a popular pet in many countries because it is easy to breed in captivity.1

Kibeera mu
Endemic to Trinidad (island in the Caribbean)1
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Awaka
It is arboreal, meaning it lives above ground. It lives in crevices, holes and nooks behind bark, and lines its retreat with sheet-like, tube-shaped webbing. It is also kept as an exotic pet in tall, vertical enclosures.1
Obuwanvu
16 cm (6,3 in)3
obunene obwa bulijjo obw'ensolo enkulu
Embiro ezisinga
nga 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)
Ku lukalu, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It is an opportunistic feeder that eats whatever prey it can subdue. It hunts mainly by ambush, waiting at night and sensing prey through vibrations. In the wild it may eat arthropods and small vertebrates that cross its path.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Trinidad chevron tarantula
Trinidad chevron tarantula. Ekifaananyi: unknown. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Females have dark, chevron-shaped (V-shaped) markings on the abdomen.1
  • Females are green, tan or brown, with orange markings on the legs.1
  • Males are a more uniform grey or brown, with long legs in proportion to their body.1
  • Males keep orange markings on the latter part of their legs.1
  • Spiderlings are mostly dark, with pale orange bands on the legs that look like leg warmers. These bands fade as the spider grows.1

Kitera okutabulwa ne: The female's orange leg markings are similar to those of P. irminia, another species in the same genus.1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Kiruma

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

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

The venom has been studied for possible medical uses, including pain relief and the management of glioma, breast cancer and stroke. It is also of interest for managing cartilage damage in rheumatoid arthritis. The main active compound studied is psalmotoxin.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya bulumiKisobola okuluma ddala, naye kumpi tekiba kya kabi kinene.

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?

Trinidad chevron tarantula kiwanvu nga 16 cm (6,3 in)Essimu ey'omu ngalo (smartphone) nga 15 cm (5,9 in)Ndiizi nga 18 cm (7,1 in)
kiwanvu nga bbulooka 5 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okudduka mita 100 mu sikonda 200 (omuntu asinga embiro yeetaaga 9,6)

Trinidad chevron tarantula kinene kyenkana wa bw'ogeraageranya ne GGWE?

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Ebituufu

1

The venom is being studied for possible uses in medicine, including pain relief and treatments for some cancers and stroke.1

2

Spiderlings have pale orange bands on their legs that look like leg warmers. These fade as they grow.1

3

Males have a much shorter lifespan than females. Their life ends soon after they mature and reproduce.1

4

P. cambridgei has stridulatory setae (called lyra) on its maxillae. This trait was once seen only in Asian and African species.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Ekibinja
Tarantula ne funnel-web
Amaka
Theraphosidae2
Ensengeka
Araneae
Ssemazinga
Amerika ey'Obukiikakkono
Obuwangaazi
nga emyaka 101
Akabi eri abantu
2 / 5: Kya bulumi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Psalmopoeus cambridgei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Psalmopoeus cambridgei (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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