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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Togo starburst tarantula
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Togo starburst tarantula

Heteroscodra maculata
E hloka ngakaHa e atise ho bolaya, empa ho longwa ho hloka ngaka.
Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHo longwa ho hloka ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

The Togo starburst tarantula is a large spider with a chalky white body and dark mottled markings. It lives in West Africa, mainly in Togo and Ghana. It is venomous, and its venom is highly potent, so it should be left alone.1

E phela
West Africa, found primarily in Togo and Ghana1
Afrika
Lapeng
It is an arboreal species, which means it lives in trees. Younger spiders have been noted to burrow during their first few months of life.1
Bolelele
13 cm (5,1 in)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 1,6 km/h (0,99 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
Ka nnete!Foto ya Togo starburst tarantula
Togo starburst tarantula. Foto: Www.universoaracnido.com. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Chalky white body with mottled black and brown markings1
  • Very thick rear legs1
  • Leg-span of up to 13 cm when fully grown1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: Because of its very thick rear legs, many people believe it is a baboon spider. It is not in the baboon spider subfamily Harpactirinae, despite its common name.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?

Its venom is described as highly potent and medically significant, meaning it can cause serious harm to people.1

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

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

Its venom is highly potent and it is not recommended for handling. Specimens are quick and defensive, and they bite as their main form of defence.1

E etsang ha e tshohile?

It is quick and defensive, and it bites as its main defence because it has no urticating hairs.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?

Togo starburst tarantula bolelele ba e ka bang 13 cm (5,1 in)Klipi ya pampiri e ka bang 3 cm (1,2 in)Fono e bohlale e ka bang 15 cm (5,9 in)
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 4 molenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 220 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Togo starburst 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

Sexual cannibalism may occur, with females eating males.1

2

It has no urticating hairs, so it relies on biting to defend itself.1

3

Each egg sac is reported to hold between 75 and 130 spiderlings.1

4

It takes about 3 years to reach full size.1

Ho senya ditshomo

Tshomo: Its very thick rear legs mean it is a baboon spider.

Nnete: It is not in the baboon spider subfamily Harpactirinae, even though many people think it is.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Heteroscodra maculata
Sehlopha
Di-tarantula le di-funnel-web
Lelapa
Theraphosidae2
Tatelano
Araneae
Dikontinente
Afrika
Masea
Females reproduce readily, and each egg sac is reported to contain between 75 and 130 spiderlings.1
Kotsi ho batho
3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Heteroscodra maculata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Heteroscodra maculata (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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