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Mexican fireleg tarantula

Brachypelma boehmei
Kuhusu jina: The names "fireleg" and "rustleg" refer to the bright red knees on its legs.1
Hana madharaHana madhara kwa watu. Hakuna cha kuhofia.
Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.

The Mexican fireleg tarantula is a large, long-lived spider with bright orange and black colouring. It lives in dry scrubland in western Guerrero state, Mexico, where it hides in burrows. It is popular in the pet trade, which has put pressure on wild numbers.1

Anaishi
Western Guerrero state on the central Pacific coast of Mexico1
Amerika Kaskazini
Nyumbani
It prefers dry scrubland. It lives in burrows, either ones it has dug itself or abandoned rodent or lizard burrows, usually under rocks or fallen logs.1
Urefu
13 cm hadi 15 cm (5 in hadi 6 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 1.7 kwa saa (maili 1.1 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
In captivity, adults usually eat crickets, superworms, mealworms and dubia roaches. Spiderlings eat pre-killed mealworms, pinhead crickets, baby dubia roaches, wingless fruit flies and other small insects that are not defensive.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Mexican fireleg tarantula
Mexican fireleg tarantula. Picha: Viki. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Dramatic orange and black colouring.1
  • Orange carapace (the upper body shell) with a dark black band on the upper legs (femora).1
  • Bright, fiery red knees (patellae) that fade to a paler orange further down the leg.1
  • Black tips on the feet (tarsi).1
  • Adults are 12.7 to 15.2 cm across, converted from 5 to 6 inches.1

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: It resembles the Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii). The main difference is the legs: the knees of the Mexican fireleg are bright red, while the joints of the redknee are orange.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: HafifuKama kudungwa na nyuki au chini ya hapo. Kimsingi hana madhara kwa watu.

The spider is not particularly defensive. Its main defence is its urticating hairs, which it can flick when threatened. Some individuals may have a nervous temperament.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When it feels threatened, it flicks urticating hairs at the attacker.1

Akiuma

  • Osha jeraha na ulipoze. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu kama maumivu ni makali au mtu anajisikia vibaya.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Akikuuma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Mexican fireleg tarantula urefu wa takriban 15 cm (6 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)Ndizi takriban 18 cm (7.1 in)
urefu sawa na matofali 5 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariangeweza kukimbia mita 100 kwa sekunde 210 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Mexican fireleg tarantula ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

Tarantulas of this genus are long-lived. Females may live about ten years after reaching maturity, while males usually live only up to a year after their final moult.1

2

It is commonly kept as a pet and is regarded as suitable for beginners, which has led to heavy collection from the wild.1

3

It is mostly active after dark, but can sometimes be active during the day, especially in the morning and evening.1

4

Adults moult at the end of the dry season, between November and June. Males then begin searching for mates.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Brachypelma boehmei
Kundi
Tarantula na buibui wa utando wa faneli
Familia
Theraphosidae2
Mpangilio
Araneae
Mabara
Amerika Kaskazini
Watoto
Mated females produce an egg sac. If it succeeds, the eggs generally hatch three to four weeks before the rainy season begins.1
Hali yake porini
Listed on CITES Appendix II, which regulates international trade. Ongoing habitat destruction, illegal pet trade and high mortality before maturity are a considerable concern for its future.1
Hatari kwa watu
1 / 5: Hafifu3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Brachypelma boehmei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Brachypelma boehmei (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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