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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Queensland whistling tarantula
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Queensland whistling tarantula

Selenocosmia crassipes
Ka lebitso: The species name crassipes is Latin for "fat leg", which refers to its relatively thick front legs. The name "whistling tarantula" comes from the hissing noise it makes when provoked.1
E utlwisa bohloko feelaE a utlwisa bohloko, empa e ke ke ya o lematsa haholo.
Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

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

E phela
East coast of Queensland, Australia, mainly North Queensland1
Australia le Oceania
Lapeng
It lives underground in burrows, which can be up to 1 metre deep. Adults expand their burrows up to 2 metres, and the tunnels are lined with silk. It lives in rainforests, gullies and sheltered, cooler spots in open forests, and it is also found in and around gardens or other plants.1
Bolelele
6 cm ho isa ho 22 cm (2,4 in ho isa ho 8,7 in)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 2,1 km/h (1,3 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It is a nocturnal ground dweller, so it hunts at night. It mainly eats insects and other spiders, and it also eats small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs. Despite its nickname, it is not likely to feed on birds.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Queensland whistling tarantula
Queensland whistling tarantula. Foto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • It is a very large spider, the largest in Australia.1
  • Its front legs are thicker than its back legs.1
  • Its body is 6 to 9 cm long from the eyes to the rear of the abdomen.1
  • When approached, it makes a hissing sound.1
  • It is quite shy and normally does not wander far from its burrow.1

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?

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

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E bohlokoE ka utlwisa bohloko haholo, empa hoo e batlang e le kamehla ha e kotsi haholo.

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

E etsang ha e tshohile?

When provoked, it makes a hissing noise by rubbing a patch of hairs (setae) on its chelicerae, which are its mouthparts.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.
  • Australia, nka ho longwa ke sekgo sefe kapa sefe se seholo se setsho e le ho longwa ke funnel-web: Pressure immobilisation: phuthela bandeje e tiileng e huduhang (elastiki) hodima moo e lomileng teng ebe o nyolla setho sohle, o se tlame ka splint (lepolanka la ho se tshehetsa), mme o boloke motho a sa sisinyehe ho hang ho fihlela thuso e fihla.

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?

Queensland whistling tarantula bolelele ba e ka bang 22 cm (8,7 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 7 molenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 170 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Queensland whistling 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

It is often called the barking spider because of the hissing sound it makes when approached.1

2

It is the largest spider in Australia, and its body can be up to 9 cm long.1

3

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

4

Females can live up to thirty years, while males live up to eight years.1

5

Many of these spiders are taken from the wild, often illegally, which threatens the wild population.1

6

It is a fast-growing spider and is widely sought after as a pet.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: It is a bird-eating spider.

Nnete: 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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Selenocosmia crassipes
Sehlopha
Di-tarantula le di-funnel-web
Lelapa
Theraphosidae2
Tatelano
Araneae
Dikontinente
Australia le Oceania
Nako ya bophelo
e ka bang dilemo tse 301
Kotsi ho batho
2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Selenocosmia crassipes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Selenocosmia crassipes (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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