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

Maziviro ayo
- 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
Simba reuturu
Uturu hunobuda nemeno ayo painoruma.
Uturu hwayo hunoitei?
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
Ine ngozi yakadii kuvanhu?
Ngozi kuvanhu: YakakombaKurumwa kunoda chiremba. Kufa hakuwanzoitiki zvachose.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
Inoitei kana yatya?
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
Kana ikaruma
- Geza parumwa wotonhodza. Wana rubatsiro rwechiremba kana marwadzo akanyanya kana munhu asinganzwi zvakanaka.
Gara uchitanga wafonera nhamba yechimbichimbi (112, 000, 911). Iri izano rakajairika rerubatsiro rwekutanga, kwete zano rechiremba. Zvakakosha zverubatsiro rwekutanga
Gara wakachengeteka
- Usambobata mhuka yesango, kuedza kuitora kana kuinetsa, kunyange iri diki, uye kunyange ichiita seyakarara kana yakafa.
- Ipa nzvimbo. Kana ukasangana nayo, dzikama, dzokera shure zvishoma nezvishoma uirege iende nenzira yayo.
- Kana imwe ikakuruma: dzikama, gara wakanyarara, fonera nhamba yechimbichimbi (112, 000, 911) kana kuti enda kuchipatara nokukurumidza. Rangarira kuti yaitaridzika sei, mufananidzo unobatsira.
Haisi kukutsvaga. Inoshandisa uturu hwayo kubata chikafu kana kuzvidzivirira, uye inotonyanya kuda kuhwanda. Zvimwe pamusoro pekugara wakachengeteka
Yakakura sei?
Yakareba zvakadii?
yakareba sezvidhinha zvematoyi 6 zvakateedzana
inogona kumhanya mamita 100 mumasekondi 200 (munhu anomhanyisa kupfuura vose anoda 9.6)Gooty sapphire tarantula yakakura sei kana yaenzaniswa NEWE?
Masvomhu chete mubrowser yako. Hapana chinochengetwa kana kutumirwa kupi zvako.
Inomhanya zvakadii?
Chokwadi
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
Kuputsa ngano
Ngano: Its bite is deadly.
Chokwadi: No human death from its bite has ever been recorded, although the bite is considered medically significant.1
Kwakabva chokwadi
- Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): mazita nekurongwa kwemhuka.
- Venom Wiki: danho rengozi, saizi yakajairika nekufungidzira kwekumhanya ndezvedu. Ona kuti tinozviwana sei: Matinoyera ngozi.
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