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Igishushanyo cya Mexican fireleg tarantula
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Mexican fireleg tarantula

Brachypelma boehmei
Ibyerekeye izina: The names "fireleg" and "rustleg" refer to the bright red knees on its legs.1
Ntacyo itwayeNtacyo itwaye abantu. Nta mpamvu yo guhangayika.
Tarantula na funnel-web IrarumaIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: YorohejeNko guterwa urubori n'uruyuki cyangwa munsi yaho. Mu by'ukuri ntacyo itwaye abantu.

The Mexican fireleg tarantula is a large, long-lived spider with bright orange and black colouring. It lives in dry scrubland in western Guerrero state, Mexico, where it hides in burrows. It is popular in the pet trade, which has put pressure on wild numbers.1

Iba muri
Western Guerrero state on the central Pacific coast of Mexico1
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Ahabanza
It prefers dry scrubland. It lives in burrows, either ones it has dug itself or abandoned rodent or lizard burrows, usually under rocks or fallen logs.1
Uburebure
13 cm kugeza kuri 15 cm (5 in kugeza kuri 6 in)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Ku butaka, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
In captivity, adults usually eat crickets, superworms, mealworms and dubia roaches. Spiderlings eat pre-killed mealworms, pinhead crickets, baby dubia roaches, wingless fruit flies and other small insects that are not defensive.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Mexican fireleg tarantula
Mexican fireleg tarantula. Ifoto: Viki. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Uko wayimenya

  • Dramatic orange and black colouring.1
  • Orange carapace (the upper body shell) with a dark black band on the upper legs (femora).1
  • Bright, fiery red knees (patellae) that fade to a paler orange further down the leg.1
  • Black tips on the feet (tarsi).1
  • Adults are 12.7 to 15.2 cm across, converted from 5 to 6 inches.1

Ikunze kwitiranywa na: It resembles the Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii). The main difference is the legs: the knees of the Mexican fireleg are bright red, while the joints of the redknee are orange.1

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Iraruma

Ubumara busohokera mu menyo yayo y'ubumara cyangwa mu yandi menyo iyo iriye.

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: YorohejeNko guterwa urubori n'uruyuki cyangwa munsi yaho. Mu by'ukuri ntacyo itwaye abantu.

The spider is not particularly defensive. Its main defence is its urticating hairs, which it can flick when threatened. Some individuals may have a nervous temperament.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

When it feels threatened, it flicks urticating hairs at the attacker.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?

Mexican fireleg tarantula ireshya hafi 15 cm (6 in)Telefoni igezweho hafi 15 cm (5,9 in)Umuneke hafi 18 cm (7,1 in)
ireshya n'ibice 5 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongoyakwiruka metero 100 mu masegonda 210 (umuntu wihuta kurusha abandi akenera 9,6)

Mexican fireleg tarantula ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

Tarantulas of this genus are long-lived. Females may live about ten years after reaching maturity, while males usually live only up to a year after their final moult.1

2

It is commonly kept as a pet and is regarded as suitable for beginners, which has led to heavy collection from the wild.1

3

It is mostly active after dark, but can sometimes be active during the day, especially in the morning and evening.1

4

Adults moult at the end of the dry season, between November and June. Males then begin searching for mates.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Brachypelma boehmei
Itsinda
Tarantula na funnel-web
Umuryango
Theraphosidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Araneae
Imigabane
Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
Abana bato
Mated females produce an egg sac. If it succeeds, the eggs generally hatch three to four weeks before the rainy season begins.1
Uko imeze mu gasozi
Listed on CITES Appendix II, which regulates international trade. Ongoing habitat destruction, illegal pet trade and high mortality before maturity are a considerable concern for its future.1
Akaga ku bantu
1 / 5: Yoroheje3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Brachypelma boehmei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Brachypelma boehmei (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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