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Mexican fireleg tarantula

Brachypelma boehmei
Ka ga leina: The names "fireleg" and "rustleg" refer to the bright red knees on its legs.1
Ga e na kotsiGa e na kotsi go batho. Ga go na sepe se o tshwanetseng go tshwenyega ka sone.
Kotsi go batho: Kotsi e nnyeJaaka go tlhabiwa ke notshe kgotsa go le kwa tlase. Ga e na kotsi go batho.

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

E tshela kwa
Western Guerrero state on the central Pacific coast of Mexico1
Amerika Bokone
Gae
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
Boleele
13 cm go ya go 15 cm (5 in go ya go 6 in)1
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 1,7 km/h (1,1 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
E ja eng?
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
Ka nnete!Setshwantsho sa Mexican fireleg tarantula
Mexican fireleg tarantula. Setshwantsho: Viki. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • 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

Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: 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

Maatla a botlhole

Go loma

Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.

E kotsi go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: Kotsi e nnyeJaaka go tlhabiwa ke notshe kgotsa go le kwa tlase. Ga e na kotsi go batho.

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

E dira eng fa e tshogile?

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

Fa e loma

  • Tlhatswa fa go lomilweng mme o go tsidifatse. Batla thuso ya bongaka fa botlhoko bo le bogolo kgotsa motho a ikutlwa a sa siama.

Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha

Nna o babalesegile

  • O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
  • E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
  • Fa e nngwe e go loma: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.

Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Mexican fireleg tarantula e ka nna 15 cm ka boleele (6 in)Founu e e botlhale e ka nna 15 cm (5,9 in)Panana e ka nna 18 cm (7,1 in)
boleele jo bo lekanang le diboloko tsa go aga tsa ditshamekisi di le 5 mo molenge ka taboga dimetara di le 100 ka metsotswana e le 210 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Mexican fireleg tarantula e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?

Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.

E bonako go le kae?

go botlhokwa go itse

Dintlha

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

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Brachypelma boehmei
Setlhopha
Ditarantula le di-funnel-web
Lelapa
Theraphosidae2
Lekoko
Araneae
Dikontinente
Amerika Bokone
Masea
Mated females produce an egg sac. If it succeeds, the eggs generally hatch three to four weeks before the rainy season begins.1
Seemo sa yone kwa nageng
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
Kotsi go batho
1 / 5: Kotsi e nnye3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Brachypelma boehmei (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Brachypelma boehmei (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
  3. Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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