Queensland whistling tarantula
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

Moč strupa
Strup pride ven skozi strupnike ali zobe, ko ugrizne.
Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?
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
Kako nevarna je za ljudi?
Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.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
Kaj naredi, ko se prestraši?
When provoked, it makes a hissing noise by rubbing a patch of hairs (setae) on its chelicerae, which are its mouthparts.1
Če ugrizne
- Ugriz umij in ohladi. Poišči zdravniško pomoč, če je bolečina močna ali se poškodovanec slabo počuti.
- V Avstraliji vsak ugriz velikega črnega pajka obravnavaj kot ugriz lijakastega pajka: Imobilizacija s pritiskom: čvrsto ovij elastični povoj čez ugriz in nato navzgor po celem udu, ud imobiliziraj z opornico in poškodovanca drži popolnoma pri miru, dokler ne pride pomoč.
Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči
Ostani varen
- Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
- Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
- Če te ugrizne: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.
Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti
Kako velika je?
Kako dolga je?
dolga kot 7 kock za igranje v vrsti
zmore 100 metrov v 170 sekundah (najhitrejši človek potrebuje 9,6)Kakšne velikosti je Queensland whistling tarantula v primerjavi s TABO?
Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.
Kako hitra je?
Dejstva
It is often called the barking spider because of the hissing sound it makes when approached.1
It is the largest spider in Australia, and its body can be up to 9 cm long.1
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
Females can live up to thirty years, while males live up to eight years.1
Many of these spiders are taken from the wild, often illegally, which threatens the wild population.1
It is a fast-growing spider and is widely sought after as a pet.1
Razbijalec mitov
Mit: It is a bird-eating spider.
Resnica: 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
Od kod so dejstva
- Selenocosmia crassipes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Selenocosmia crassipes (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
- Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.
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