Tarantula wolf spider
Lycosa tarantula is a large wolf spider that lives mainly in southern Europe, especially in the Apulia region of Italy. It was once called the tarantula, and it gives that name to a famous old folk dance. It hunts at night and tends to keep away from people.1

Ako ho spoznať
- A large wolf spider. Females can have a body length of up to 3 cm, and males are smaller, at around 1.9 cm.1
- Mostly active at night.1
- Usually found lurking at the mouths of its burrows.1
- Runs very fast and keeps moving, so it is hard to catch.1
Často sa zamieňa s: It is often called a tarantula, but in English that name now more commonly refers to spiders in the Theraphosidae family. This spider is a wolf spider, in the Lycosidae family.1
Sila jedu
Jed vychádza cez jedové zuby, keď hryzie.
Čo robí jeho jed?
Its venom is made mostly of neurotoxins, which act on the nerves, and venom proteins. The venom is not known to be harmful to people. It has been observed to harm some small vertebrates, so careful handling matters.1
Aké nebezpečné je pre ľudí?
Nebezpečenstvo pre ľudí: BolestivéMôže to poriadne bolieť, ale skoro nikdy to nie je vážne.Its bite is not known to cause severe symptoms in humans, and it is not known to endanger human life. Wolf spiders are not among the spider families recognised as posing a serious health risk to people.1
Čo robí, keď sa bojí?
When cornered, it does not make threat displays or advance on a hand to bite. Its usual response to a large animal is to flee.1
Ak uhryzne
- Umy miesto uhryznutia a daj naň ľadový obklad na bolesť. Vyhľadaj lekársku pomoc, ak je bolesť silná, šíri sa alebo sa postihnutý cíti zle.
Vždy najprv zavolaj na tiesňovú linku (112, 000, 911). Toto sú všeobecné rady prvej pomoci, nie lekárska rada. Základy prvej pomoci
Buď v bezpečí
- Nikdy sa nedotýkaj divého zvieraťa, nechytaj ho ani ho nedráždi, aj keď je malé a aj keď vyzerá, že spí alebo je mŕtve.
- Nechaj mu priestor. Ak nejaké stretneš, zostaň pokojný, pomaly cúvni a nechaj ho ísť svojou cestou.
- Ak ťa uhryzne: zostaň pokojný, nehýb sa, zavolaj na tiesňovú linku (112, 000, 911) alebo sa rýchlo dostaň do nemocnice. Zapamätaj si, ako vyzeralo, fotka pomôže.
Nejde po tebe. Jed používa na chytanie potravy alebo na obranu a oveľa radšej sa schová. Viac o tom, ako zostať v bezpečí
Aké je veľké?
Aké je dlhé?
asi tak dlhé ako kancelárska spinka
by prebehlo 100 metrov za 280 sekúnd (najrýchlejší človek potrebuje 9,6)Aký veľký je Tarantula wolf spider v porovnaní s TEBOU?
Iba matematika v tvojom prehliadači. Nič sa neukladá ani nikam neposiela.
Aké je rýchle?
Fakty
Many mating encounters, about one-third in one study, end with the female eating the male.1
The folk dance called the tarantella is linked to an old belief about this spider's bite.1
Females spend their whole lives in their burrows, apart from night-time trips to hunt.1
Wolf spiders have quite good eyesight, so a person is unlikely to approach one unseen.1
Mature males leave their burrows and wander about looking for mates.1
Lovec mýtov
Mýtus: A bite from this spider can cause severe illness called tarantism, which must be treated by dancing.
Pravda: This was a traditional superstition in Apulia. The bites are not known to cause severe symptoms in humans or to endanger life.1
Pre znalcov jedov
- Vedecký názov
- Lycosa tarantula
- Skupina
- Pavúky
- Rodina
- Lycosidae2
- Rad
- Araneae
- Kontinenty
- Európa
- Mláďatá
- Females carry a silken sac with over 100 eggs attached to their spinnerets. After hatching, the spiderlings climb onto their mother's abdomen and ride around with her until they are mature enough to survive on their own.1
- Dĺžka života
- asi 4 rokov1
- Nebezpečenstvo pre ľudí
- 2 / 5: Bolestivé3
Odkiaľ sú fakty
- Lycosa tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Lycosa tarantula (iNaturalist): mená a klasifikácia.
- Venom Wiki: úroveň nebezpečenstva, typická veľkosť a odhad rýchlosti sú naše vlastné. Pozri, ako ich určujeme: Ako hodnotíme nebezpečenstvo.
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