Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula
The Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula is a large spider that lives in trees. It is found only in central Sri Lanka, in dry and intermediate zones of the island. It is special because it is rare: its small range has shrunk, and it is now listed as endangered.1

Co renconuscher el
- Females are black, white and grey, with cryptic markings on the legs and body.1
- Females have a narrow dark band on the thigh (femur) of the first pair of legs, and a thin broken band on the thigh of the fourth pair.1
- Males are a uniform brown with less intense markings.1
- Males have a dark black line down the abdomen, divided by diamond-shaped chevrons.1
Savens confundì cun: It is often grouped with other tiger spiders. It can be told apart by the very narrow dark band on the thigh of the first pair of legs, and by the thin broken band on the thigh of the fourth pair.1
Forza dal tissi
Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.
Quant privlus è el per umans?
Privel per umans: GravIna morsa sto vegnir tractada dad in medi. Cas da mort èn fitg rars.Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?
When disturbed, it becomes very defensive and quick to move.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.
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
Quant grond è el?
Quant lung è el?
pli curt che tes det pitschen
pudess currer 100 meters en 180 secundas (l'uman il pli svelt dovra 9,6)Quant grond è Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula cumpareglià cun TAI?
Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn memorisà u tramess.
Quant svelt è el?
Fatgs
Males are nomadic, moving from place to place, while females stay in one home.1
In 2018 it was listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.1
Habitat loss is the main threat, and collection for the pet trade, pesticides and killing out of fear add to the pressure.1
Females are larger than males, and only males wander.1
Its natural range is small, with less than 500 square kilometres of area occupied.1
Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs
- Poecilotheria fasciata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Poecilotheria fasciata (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
- 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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