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Gooty sapphire tarantula

Poecilotheria metallica
Ka lebitso: The name Gooty comes from the Indian town where the first known specimen was found. The scientific name metallica was given because of its distinct colouring.1
E hloka ngakaHa e atise ho bolaya, empa ho longwa ho hloka ngaka.
Di-tarantula le di-funnel-web Ho lomaE ja: Dikokoanyana
Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

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

E phela
Southern India: a small reserve forest in Andhra Pradesh, and the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu1
Asia
Lapeng
It lives in deciduous forest, in holes in tall trees, where it builds asymmetric funnel webs. Its range is less than 100 square kilometres, and the forest there is highly disturbed.1
Bolelele
15 cm ho isa ho 20 cm (5,9 in ho isa ho 7,9 in)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
Its main prey is various flying insects. Its pattern and habit of living in tree holes help it find this food.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Gooty sapphire tarantula
Gooty sapphire tarantula. Foto: DJANDYW.COM AKA NOBODY. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • 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

Matla a chefo

Ho loma

Chefo e tswa ka meno a yona a chefo (fangs) kapa ka meno a mang ha e loma.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

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

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

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

E etsang ha e tshohile?

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

Haeba e loma

  • Hlatswa moo e lomileng teng mme o pholise. Fumana thuso ya bongaka haeba bohloko bo le matla kapa motho a ikutlwa a kula.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba e nngwe e o loma: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

Gooty sapphire tarantula bolelele ba e ka bang 20 cm (7,9 in)Banana e ka bang 18 cm (7,1 in)Katse ya lapeng e ka bang 50 cm (1,6 ft)
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 6 molenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 200 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Gooty sapphire tarantula e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

1

Its vivid blue colour comes from tiny structures in its hair that reflect light, so the colour shifts when viewed from different angles.1

2

Its adult fangs can reach nearly 3/4 of an inch (about 1.9 cm) in length.1

3

Females typically live for 11 to 12 years, and males live for 3 to 4 years.1

4

Some blue tarantulas may use their colour in choosing mates or in contests for mates.1

5

It has been bred in captivity for more than ten years and is popular with tarantula enthusiasts.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: Its bite is deadly.

Nnete: No human death from its bite has ever been recorded, although the bite is considered medically significant.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Poecilotheria metallica
Sehlopha
Di-tarantula le di-funnel-web
Lelapa
Theraphosidae2
Tatelano
Araneae
Dikontinente
Asia
Boemo ba yona naheng
Critically Endangered1
Kotsi ho batho
3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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