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Queensland whistling tarantula

Selenocosmia crassipes
Davart il num: The species name crassipes is Latin for "fat leg", which refers to its relatively thick front legs. The name "whistling tarantula" comes from the hissing noise it makes when provoked.1
Fa mo malQuai fa mal, ma i na ta fa nagin donn serius.
Tarantulas e filiens funnel-web MorsasMangia: Charn
Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The Queensland whistling tarantula is a large, shy spider from the east coast of Queensland in Australia. It is the largest spider in Australia, and it makes a hissing sound when it feels threatened. Its bite is venomous, but it is not fatal to people.1

Viva en
East coast of Queensland, Australia, mainly North Queensland1
Australia ed Oceania
Pagina iniziala
It lives underground in burrows, which can be up to 1 metre deep. Adults expand their burrows up to 2 metres, and the tunnels are lined with silk. It lives in rainforests, gullies and sheltered, cooler spots in open forests, and it is also found in and around gardens or other plants.1
Lunghezza
6 cm fin 22 cm (2,4 in fin 8,7 in)1
Sveltezza maximala
circa 2,1 km/h (1,3 mph)
Sin terra, stima approximativa
Tge mangia el?
It is a nocturnal ground dweller, so it hunts at night. It mainly eats insects and other spiders, and it also eats small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs. Despite its nickname, it is not likely to feed on birds.1
Propi!Foto da Queensland whistling tarantula
Queensland whistling tarantula. Foto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Co renconuscher el

  • It is a very large spider, the largest in Australia.1
  • Its front legs are thicker than its back legs.1
  • Its body is 6 to 9 cm long from the eyes to the rear of the abdomen.1
  • When approached, it makes a hissing sound.1
  • It is quite shy and normally does not wander far from its burrow.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?

It has venomous fangs up to 1 cm long. A bite can cause up to six hours of vomiting in people. In a 2010 case, a scientist bitten on a finger had intense pain, and the finger and hand became swollen and very sensitive within one hour. The swelling and pain were limited to the hand and lower arm, and eased after 26 hours. The venom can kill a dog or cat within thirty minutes.1

Quant privlus è el per umans?

Privel per umans: DolurusQuai po far propi mal, ma i n'è bunamain mai grav.

The bite is not fatal to humans. It can cause severe pain, swelling and up to six hours of vomiting. The venom can cause death in dogs and cats within thirty minutes.1

Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?

When provoked, it makes a hissing noise by rubbing a patch of hairs (setae) on its chelicerae, which are its mouthparts.1

Sch'el morda

  • Lava la morsa e sfradenta ella. Tschertga agid medicinal, sche las dolurs èn fermas u sche la persuna na sa senta betg bain.
  • En l'Australia, tracta mintga morsa d'in grond filien nair sco morsa d'in filien funnel-web: Immobilisaziun cun squitsch: envolva ina bandascha elastica ferma sur la morsa e lura vi da l'entir member ensi, fixescha el cun ina stecca e tegna la persuna dal tut immobila, fin che l'agid arriva.

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?

AfricaAsiaEuropaAmerica dal NordAmerica dal SidAustralia ed Oceania

Quant grond è el?

Quant lung è el?

Queensland whistling tarantula circa 22 cm lung (8,7 in)Ina banana circa 18 cm (7,1 in)In giat da chasa circa 50 cm (1,6 ft)
uschè lung sco 7 bluccs da construcziun in suenter l'auterpudess currer 100 meters en 170 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)

Quant grond è Queensland whistling tarantula cumpareglià cun TAI?

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Quant svelt è el?

bun da savair

Fatgs

1

It is often called the barking spider because of the hissing sound it makes when approached.1

2

It is the largest spider in Australia, and its body can be up to 9 cm long.1

3

Adults dig silk-lined burrows up to 2 metres long, with a side tunnel leading up to an air pocket chamber that can last a few days.1

4

Females can live up to thirty years, while males live up to eight years.1

5

Many of these spiders are taken from the wild, often illegally, which threatens the wild population.1

6

It is a fast-growing spider and is widely sought after as a pet.1

Destructur da mits

Mit: It is a bird-eating spider.

Vardad: This nocturnal ground dweller is not likely to ever encounter or feed on birds. It mainly eats insects, other spiders, and small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs.1

Per experts da tissi

Num scientific
Selenocosmia crassipes
Gruppa
Tarantulas e filiens funnel-web
Famiglia
Theraphosidae2
Urden
Araneae
Continents
Australia ed Oceania
Durada da vita
circa 30 onns1
Privel per umans
2 / 5: Dolurus3

Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs

  1. Selenocosmia crassipes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Selenocosmia crassipes (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
  3. Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.

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