Gooty sapphire tarantula
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

Mmene ungaizindikirire
- 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
Mphamvu ya ululu
Ululu umatuluka kudzera m'mano ake ikaluma.
Ululu wake umachita chiyani?
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
Ndi yoopsa bwanji kwa anthu?
Ngozi kwa anthu: YoopsaKulumidwa kumafuna dokotala. Imfa ndi zosowa kwambiri.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
Imachita chiyani ikachita mantha?
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
Ikaluma
- Sambitsa polumidwapo ndi kuziziritsa. Peza thandizo la dokotala ngati kupweteka kuli kwakukulu kapena munthuyo sakumva bwino.
Nthawi zonse yamba wayimbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911). Awa ndi malangizo wamba a chithandizo choyamba, osati malangizo a dokotala. Zoyambira za chithandizo choyamba
Khala wotetezeka
- Usakhudze, kugwira kapena kuseweretsa nyama yakuthengo, ngakhale yaing'ono, ndipo ngakhale ikuoneka ngati yagona kapena yafa.
- Ipatse malo. Ukakumana nayo, khala chete, bwerera m'mbuyo pang'onopang'ono ndipo uilole ipite njira yake.
- Ikakuluma: khala chete, usasunthe, imbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911) kapena pita kuchipatala mwachangu. Kumbukira m'mene inkaonekera, chithunzi chimathandiza.
Sikufuna kukuvulaza. Imagwiritsa ntchito ululu wake kugwira chakudya kapena kudziteteza, ndipo imakonda kwambiri kubisala. Zambiri za kukhala wotetezeka
Kuti padziko lapansi?
Ndi yaikulu bwanji?
Ndi yaitali bwanji?
yaitali ngati zidutswa zomangira zoseweretsa 6 pamzere
ingathamange mamita 100 m'masekondi 200 (munthu wothamanga kwambiri amafunika 9.6)Gooty sapphire tarantula ndi yaikulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWE?
Ndi masamu chabe mu msakatuli wako. Palibe chomwe chimasungidwa kapena kutumizidwa kwina.
Imathamanga bwanji?
Mfundo
Its vivid blue colour comes from tiny structures in its hair that reflect light, so the colour shifts when viewed from different angles.1
Its adult fangs can reach nearly 3/4 of an inch (about 1.9 cm) in length.1
Females typically live for 11 to 12 years, and males live for 3 to 4 years.1
Some blue tarantulas may use their colour in choosing mates or in contests for mates.1
It has been bred in captivity for more than ten years and is popular with tarantula enthusiasts.1
Kuthetsa nthano zabodza
Nthano yabodza: Its bite is deadly.
Zoona: No human death from its bite has ever been recorded, although the bite is considered medically significant.1
Kumene mfundo zimachokera
- Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): mayina ndi magulu a sayansi.
- Venom Wiki: mlingo wa ngozi, kukula wamba ndi kuyerekeza kwa liwiro ndi zathu. Ona mmene timazipezera: Mmene timayezera ngozi.
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Imaluma