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Chilean rose tarantula

Grammostola rosea

Davart il num: Names such as 'rose hair' and 'Chilean fire' point to its reddish colouring, which varies between colour morphs.1

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The Chilean rose tarantula is a large, hairy spider that is one of the most common tarantulas kept as a pet in America and Europe. It lives in the dry, scrubby high desert of northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is venomous, but its venom is not considered extremely dangerous to people.1

Viva en

Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina1

America dal Sid

Pagina iniziala

It lives in high desert and scrub at heights of 0 to 1,500 metres above sea level. It digs a small burrow or moves into an empty reptile or rodent burrow, lining it with silk. Many people meet it in pet shops and in home terrariums, since many wild-caught spiders are exported for the pet trade.1

Lunghezza

13 cm (5,1 in)3

grondezza tipica d'in animal creschì

Sveltezza maximala

circa 1,6 km/h (0,99 mph)

Sin terra, stima approximativa

Tge mangia el?

It eats beetles, caterpillars, crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, mealworms, silkworms, waxworms, and even small lizards and rodents. It injects venom into its prey through its fangs, and the venom breaks the prey down into liquid it can absorb.1

Foto da Chilean rose tarantula — Chilean rose tarantula. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

Its colouring is reddish or rose-coloured, and this varies between colour morphs.1
It has small, spine-like urticating hairs on its abdomen (rear body).1
It usually lives in a straight-down burrow with one or two chambers, lined with silk.1
It is usually skittish and runs away from danger rather than defending itself.1

Savens confundì cun: Grammostola porteri was once widely confused with this species. In 2022, the World Spider Catalog reclassified it as a junior synonym, meaning it is now treated as the same species as the Chilean rose tarantula.1

Forza dal tissi

Morsas

Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.

Tge fa ses tissi?

Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nervous system, and hemotoxins, which disrupt the circulatory system. The venom is mainly used to hunt and digest prey. It is not considered extremely dangerous to humans.1

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According to the available information, it is not extremely dangerous to humans. Its main hazard is its urticating hairs, which cause irritation and itching on skin and eyes. In February 2009, a British man had hairs lodged in his cornea after they were thrown from his pet while he was cleaning its tank.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When threatened, it brushes urticating hairs off its abdomen with its legs, and it may raise its front legs and show its fangs.1

Sch'el morda

Medical authorities advise owners to wear protective eyewear when working near this spider, to protect the eyes from urticating hairs.1
Lava la morsa e sfradenta ella. Tschertga agid medicinal, sche las dolurs èn fermas u sche la persuna na sa senta betg bain.

Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid

Resta en segirezza

Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.

El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza

Nua sin il mund?

Africa Asia Europa America dal Nord America dal Sid Australia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

uschè lung sco 4 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpudess currer 100 meters en 220 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Chilean rose tarantula cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

Ina tartaruga circa 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Chilean rose tarantula circa 1,6 km/h (0,99 mph)

Ina persuna che va a pe circa 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

bun da savair

Fatgs

A peptide in its venom, called GsMTx4, has been shown to block mechanosensitive ion channels in living cells, which makes it useful for research.1

Its urticating hairs also act as sensors, helping it detect small vibrations and changes in pressure.1

It is probably the most common tarantula sold in American and European pet stores, largely because many wild-caught spiders are exported cheaply from Chile.1

Females can dig burrows reaching 40 centimetres deep.1

It can go without food for weeks to months, and fasting can sometimes signal that it is about to moult.1

Males grow hooked tibial hooks on their front legs while maturing, which help them hold the female during mating.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific: Grammostola rosea
Gruppa: Tarantulas e filiens funnel-web
Famiglia: Theraphosidae2
Urden: Araneae
Continents: America dal Sid
Poppins: After mating, a female spins a web and lays 50 to 200 eggs in the weeks that follow.1
Durada da vita: circa 20 onns1
Co ch'i va ad el en la natira: Not listed as endangered. In March 2026 it was added to CITES Appendix II, which means trade in the species must be controlled.1
Privel per umans: 1 / 5: Lev3

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Chilean rose tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Grammostola rosea (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
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