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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Trinidad chevron tarantula
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Trinidad chevron tarantula

Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Ka lebitso: The species name cambridgei honours the arachnologist (spider expert) F. O. Pickard-Cambridge.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 Trinidad chevron tarantula is a large hairy spider that lives only on the island of Trinidad. It spends much of its life in tree bark and crevices, and it is also a popular pet in many countries because it is easy to breed in captivity.1

E phela
Endemic to Trinidad (island in the Caribbean)1
Amerika Leboya
Lapeng
It is arboreal, meaning it lives above ground. It lives in crevices, holes and nooks behind bark, and lines its retreat with sheet-like, tube-shaped webbing. It is also kept as an exotic pet in tall, vertical enclosures.1
Bolelele
16 cm (6,3 in)3
boholo bo tlwaelehileng ba e hodileng
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)
Naheng, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It is an opportunistic feeder that eats whatever prey it can subdue. It hunts mainly by ambush, waiting at night and sensing prey through vibrations. In the wild it may eat arthropods and small vertebrates that cross its path.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya Trinidad chevron tarantula
Trinidad chevron tarantula. Foto: unknown. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • Females have dark, chevron-shaped (V-shaped) markings on the abdomen.1
  • Females are green, tan or brown, with orange markings on the legs.1
  • Males are a more uniform grey or brown, with long legs in proportion to their body.1
  • Males keep orange markings on the latter part of their legs.1
  • Spiderlings are mostly dark, with pale orange bands on the legs that look like leg warmers. These bands fade as the spider grows.1

Hangata e ferekanngwa le: The female's orange leg markings are similar to those of P. irminia, another species in the same genus.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?

The venom has been studied for possible medical uses, including pain relief and the management of glioma, breast cancer and stroke. It is also of interest for managing cartilage damage in rheumatoid arthritis. The main active compound studied is psalmotoxin.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.

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?

Trinidad chevron tarantula bolelele ba e ka bang 16 cm (6,3 in)Fono e bohlale e ka bang 15 cm (5,9 in)Banana e ka bang 18 cm (7,1 in)
e telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 5 molenge ka matha metara e 100 ka metsotswana e 200 (motho ya potlakang ka ho fetisisa o hloka 9,6)

Trinidad chevron 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

The venom is being studied for possible uses in medicine, including pain relief and treatments for some cancers and stroke.1

2

Spiderlings have pale orange bands on their legs that look like leg warmers. These fade as they grow.1

3

Males have a much shorter lifespan than females. Their life ends soon after they mature and reproduce.1

4

P. cambridgei has stridulatory setae (called lyra) on its maxillae. This trait was once seen only in Asian and African species.1

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Sehlopha
Di-tarantula le di-funnel-web
Lelapa
Theraphosidae2
Tatelano
Araneae
Dikontinente
Amerika Leboya
Nako ya bophelo
e ka bang dilemo tse 101
Kotsi ho batho
2 / 5: E bohloko3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Psalmopoeus cambridgei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Psalmopoeus cambridgei (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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