Tarantula wolf spider
Lycosa tarantula is a large wolf spider that lives mainly in southern Europe, especially in the Apulia region of Italy. It was once called the tarantula, and it gives that name to a famous old folk dance. It hunts at night and tends to keep away from people.1

Paano ito makikilala
- A large wolf spider. Females can have a body length of up to 3 cm, and males are smaller, at around 1.9 cm.1
- Mostly active at night.1
- Usually found lurking at the mouths of its burrows.1
- Runs very fast and keeps moving, so it is hard to catch.1
Madalas mapagkamalang: It is often called a tarantula, but in English that name now more commonly refers to spiders in the Theraphosidae family. This spider is a wolf spider, in the Lycosidae family.1
Lakas ng kamandag
Lumalabas ang kamandag sa pangil o ngipin nito kapag nangangagat ito.
Ano ang epekto ng kamandag nito?
Its venom is made mostly of neurotoxins, which act on the nerves, and venom proteins. The venom is not known to be harmful to people. It has been observed to harm some small vertebrates, so careful handling matters.1
Gaano ito kapanganib sa tao?
Panganib sa tao: MasakitTalagang masakit, pero halos hindi kailanman malala.Its bite is not known to cause severe symptoms in humans, and it is not known to endanger human life. Wolf spiders are not among the spider families recognised as posing a serious health risk to people.1
Ano ang ginagawa nito kapag natatakot?
When cornered, it does not make threat displays or advance on a hand to bite. Its usual response to a large animal is to flee.1
Kung kumagat ito
- Hugasan ang kagat at lagyan ng ice pack para sa sakit. Kumuha ng tulong medikal kung matindi ang sakit, kumakalat, o masama ang pakiramdam ng tao.
Laging tawagan muna ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911). Ito ay pangkalahatang gabay sa pangunang lunas, hindi payong medikal. Mga batayan ng pangunang lunas
Mag-ingat
- Huwag kailanman hawakan, hulihin o asarin ang ligaw na hayop, kahit maliit, at kahit mukha itong tulog o patay.
- Bigyan ito ng espasyo. Kung makasalubong ka ng isa, manatiling kalmado, dahan-dahang umatras at hayaan itong umalis.
- Kung kagatin ka ng isa: manatiling kalmado, huwag gumalaw, tawagan ang numero pang-emergency (112, 000, 911) o pumunta agad sa ospital. Tandaan ang itsura nito, makakatulong ang litrato.
Hindi ka nito hinahabol. Ginagamit nito ang kamandag para manghuli ng pagkain o ipagtanggol ang sarili, at mas gusto pa nitong magtago. Higit pa tungkol sa pag-iingat
Gaano ito kalaki?
Gaano ito kahaba?
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Gaano ito kabilis?
Mga fact
Many mating encounters, about one-third in one study, end with the female eating the male.1
The folk dance called the tarantella is linked to an old belief about this spider's bite.1
Females spend their whole lives in their burrows, apart from night-time trips to hunt.1
Wolf spiders have quite good eyesight, so a person is unlikely to approach one unseen.1
Mature males leave their burrows and wander about looking for mates.1
Myth buster
Mito: A bite from this spider can cause severe illness called tarantism, which must be treated by dancing.
Totoo: This was a traditional superstition in Apulia. The bites are not known to cause severe symptoms in humans or to endanger life.1
Para sa mga eksperto sa kamandag
- Pangalang siyentipiko
- Lycosa tarantula
- Grupo
- Mga gagamba
- Pamilya
- Lycosidae2
- Ayos
- Araneae
- Mga kontinente
- Europa
- Mga sanggol
- Females carry a silken sac with over 100 eggs attached to their spinnerets. After hatching, the spiderlings climb onto their mother's abdomen and ride around with her until they are mature enough to survive on their own.1
- Haba ng buhay
- mga 4 taon1
- Panganib sa tao
- 2 / 5: Masakit3
Saan galing ang mga fact
- Lycosa tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Lycosa tarantula (iNaturalist): mga pangalan at klasipikasyon.
- Venom Wiki: sarili naming tantiya ang antas ng panganib, karaniwang laki at hula sa bilis. Tingnan kung paano namin ito kinukuwenta: Paano namin sinusukat ang panganib.
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