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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa Trinidad chevron tarantula
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Trinidad chevron tarantula

Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Ka ga leina: The species name cambridgei honours the arachnologist (spider expert) F. O. Pickard-Cambridge.1
E utlwisa botlhoko felaE a utlwisa botlhoko, mme ga e kitla e go gobatsa thata.
Ditarantula le di-funnel-web Go lomaE ja: Nama
Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

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 tshela kwa
Endemic to Trinidad (island in the Caribbean)1
Amerika Bokone
Gae
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
Boleele
16 cm (6,3 in)3
bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng jwa e e godileng
Lebelo le le kwa godimo
e ka nna 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)
Mo lefatsheng, kakanyo fela
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!Setshwantsho sa Trinidad chevron tarantula
Trinidad chevron tarantula. Setshwantsho: unknown. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Tsela ya go e lemoga

  • 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

Gantsi e tlhakanngwa le: The female's orange leg markings are similar to those of P. irminia, another species in the same genus.1

Maatla a botlhole

Go loma

Botlhole bo tswa ka meno a yone fa e loma.

Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?

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 go le kae go batho?

Kotsi go batho: E botlhokoE ka utlwisa botlhoko tota, mme go seoka thata gore e nne masisi.

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

Kae mo lefatsheng?

AforikaAsiaYuropaAmerika BokoneAmerika BorwaAustralia le Oceania

E kgolo go le kae?

E telele go le kae?

Trinidad chevron tarantula e ka nna 16 cm ka boleele (6,3 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 200 (motho yo o bonako go gaisa o tlhoka 9,6)

Trinidad chevron 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

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

Ya baitseanape ba botlhole

Leina la saense
Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Setlhopha
Ditarantula le di-funnel-web
Lelapa
Theraphosidae2
Lekoko
Araneae
Dikontinente
Amerika Bokone
Dingwaga tsa botshelo
e ka nna dingwaga di le 101
Kotsi go batho
2 / 5: E botlhoko3

Kwa dintlha di tswang teng

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