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

Uko wayimenya
- 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
Imbaraga z'ubumara
Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.
Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?
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
Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?
Akaga ku bantu: IkomeyeKurumwa na yo bisaba kujya kwa muganga. Abapfa ni bake cyane.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
Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?
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
Niba iruma
- Oza aho yarumye kandi uhakonjeshe. Shaka ubufasha bwa muganga niba ububabare bukabije cyangwa umuntu yumva atameze neza.
Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze
Irinde akaga
- Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
- Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
- Niba imwe ikurumye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.
Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda
Ingana gute?
Ireshya ite?
ireshya n'ibice 6 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongo
yakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 200 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)Gooty sapphire tarantula ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?
Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.
Yihuta gute?
Ibintu by'ukuri
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
Usenya ibinyoma
Ikinyoma: Its bite is deadly.
Ukuri: No human death from its bite has ever been recorded, although the bite is considered medically significant.1
Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka
- Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
- Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.
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