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Trinidad chevron tarantula

Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Kuhusu jina: The species name cambridgei honours the arachnologist (spider expert) F. O. Pickard-Cambridge.1
Inauma tuInauma, lakini haitakudhuru vibaya.
Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

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

Anaishi
Endemic to Trinidad (island in the Caribbean)1
Amerika Kaskazini
Nyumbani
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
Urefu
16 cm (6.3 in)3
ukubwa wa kawaida wa mnyama mzima
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 1.8 kwa saa (maili 1.1 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
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
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Trinidad chevron tarantula
Trinidad chevron tarantula. Picha: unknown. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • 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

Mara nyingi huchanganywa na: The female's orange leg markings are similar to those of P. irminia, another species in the same genus.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Kuumwa

Sumu hutoka kupitia meno yake ya sumu au meno anapouma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

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

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: InaumaInaweza kuuma sana, lakini karibu kamwe si jambo zito.

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?

Trinidad chevron tarantula urefu wa takriban 16 cm (6.3 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 200 (binadamu mwenye kasi zaidi anahitaji 9.6)

Trinidad chevron 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

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

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Kundi
Tarantula na buibui wa utando wa faneli
Familia
Theraphosidae2
Mpangilio
Araneae
Mabara
Amerika Kaskazini
Muda wa maisha
takriban miaka 101
Hatari kwa watu
2 / 5: Inauma3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

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