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Socotra Island blue baboon spider

Monocentropus balfouri
Tentang nama: The scientific name honours the collector Isaac Bayley Balfour, and the common name comes from Socotra Island, where the spider is found.1
Sakit sahajaIa sakit, tetapi tidak akan mencederakan kamu dengan serius.
Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

The Socotra Island blue baboon tarantula is a large, vivid blue spider that lives on the ground. It is found only on Socotra Island, which is part of Yemen, and it is known for its unusual group behaviour, where mother spiders guard their young. Its venom has not been studied enough to know how strong it is.1

Hidup di
Socotra Island, Yemen1
Asia
Laman utama
This tarantula is terrestrial, which means it lives on the ground, and it is an opportunistic burrower. It is usually found up to 850 metres above sea level. Socotra has an average temperature of 28 °C, around 193 millimetres of rain a year and an average humidity of 65%.1
Panjang
13 cm (5.1 in)3
saiz dewasa biasa
Kelajuan maksimum
kira-kira 1.6 km/j (0.99 mph)
Di darat, anggaran kasar
Betul-betul!Gambar Socotra Island blue baboon spider
Socotra Island blue baboon spider. Gambar: Arabella Willing. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Cara mengenalinya

  • The adult is a striking, vivid blue.1
  • The carapace (top of the front body) and the legs are blue, except for the trochanter (a small joint near the base of each leg), which is cream or grey.1
  • The abdomen is cream or grey and partly blue.1
  • Rare red and amber variants have been seen.1

Kuasa bisa

Gigitan

Bisa keluar melalui taring atau giginya apabila ia menggigit.

Apa kesan bisanya?

The potency of its venom is not known. Some people believe it can kill a dromedary (a one-humped camel), but this is most likely not the case.1

Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?

Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.

How strong its venom is has not been established. When provoked, especially when a mother is protecting an egg sac, it will deliver a fast strike and bite.1

Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?

When threatened, it rears up on its hind legs and bares its chelicerae (fang-bearing mouthparts) in a characteristic threat pose. Further provocation leads to a fast strike and bite.1

Jika ia menggigit

  • Basuh tempat gigitan dan sejukkan. Dapatkan bantuan perubatan jika sakitnya kuat atau orang itu berasa tidak sihat.

Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas

Kekal selamat

  • Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
  • Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
  • Jika ia menggigit kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.

Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Ia guna bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia lebih suka bersembunyi. Lagi tentang keselamatan

Berapa besar ia?

Berapa panjang ia?

Socotra Island blue baboon spider panjangnya kira-kira 13 cm (5.1 in)Klip kertas kira-kira 3 cm (1.2 in)Telefon pintar kira-kira 15 cm (5.9 in)
sepanjang 4 blok binaan mainan disusun sebarisboleh melepasi 100 meter dalam 220 saat (manusia paling laju perlukan 9.6)

Berapa besar Socotra Island blue baboon spider berbanding KAMU?

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Berapa laju ia?

berguna untuk diketahui

Fakta

1

Its vivid blue colour is the striking feature of the adult, although red and amber forms have been seen very rarely.1

2

This tarantula is communal: mother spiders care for their young and will attack predators that get too close to their egg sac.1

3

In captivity, several males and females of different ages can live together without attacking one another, as long as they have enough food and proper care.1

4

Females live for about 10 to 14 years, while males tend to live for only about 3 to 4 years.1

5

Because it is an Old World tarantula, it does not have urticating hairs, the irritating hairs that some New World tarantulas flick at attackers.1

Pemecah mitos

Mitos: It can kill a dromedary (one-humped camel).

Hakikat: Some people believe this, but it is most likely not the case. Its venom potency is not known.1

Untuk pakar bisa

Nama saintifik
Monocentropus balfouri
Kumpulan
Tarantula & labah-labah corong
Keluarga
Theraphosidae2
Susunan
Araneae
Benua-benua
Asia
Anak
Mother spiders guard an egg sac and care for the young, attacking potential predators that come too close.1
Bahaya kepada manusia
2 / 5: Menyakitkan3

Dari mana fakta datang

  1. Monocentropus balfouri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Monocentropus balfouri (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
  3. Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.

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