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Chilean rose tarantula

Grammostola rosea
Ci turam: Names such as 'rose hair' and 'Chilean fire' point to its reddish colouring, which varies between colour morphs.1
Amul lorAmul lor ci nit. Amul lu la war a jaaxal.
Tarentule ak atrax Dafay màttDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

The Chilean rose tarantula is a large, hairy spider that is one of the most common tarantulas kept as a pet in America and Europe. It lives in the dry, scrubby high desert of northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is venomous, but its venom is not considered extremely dangerous to people.1

Dafay dund ci
Northern Chile, Bolivia and Argentina1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
It lives in high desert and scrub at heights of 0 to 1,500 metres above sea level. It digs a small burrow or moves into an empty reptile or rodent burrow, lining it with silk. Many people meet it in pet shops and in home terrariums, since many wild-caught spiders are exported for the pet trade.1
Guddaay
13 cm (5,1 in)3
réyaayu mag bu yem
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 1,6 km/h (0,99 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
It eats beetles, caterpillars, crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, mealworms, silkworms, waxworms, and even small lizards and rodents. It injects venom into its prey through its fangs, and the venom breaks the prey down into liquid it can absorb.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Chilean rose tarantula
Chilean rose tarantula. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Its colouring is reddish or rose-coloured, and this varies between colour morphs.1
  • It has small, spine-like urticating hairs on its abdomen (rear body).1
  • It usually lives in a straight-down burrow with one or two chambers, lined with silk.1
  • It is usually skittish and runs away from danger rather than defending itself.1

Ñu ngi koy faral di jaxasoo ak: Grammostola porteri was once widely confused with this species. In 2022, the World Spider Catalog reclassified it as a junior synonym, meaning it is now treated as the same species as the Chilean rose tarantula.1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom contains neurotoxins, which attack the nervous system, and hemotoxins, which disrupt the circulatory system. The venom is mainly used to hunt and digest prey. It is not considered extremely dangerous to humans.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: WoyofNi jamu yamb walla lu ko yées. Lu jege, amul lor ci nit.

According to the available information, it is not extremely dangerous to humans. Its main hazard is its urticating hairs, which cause irritation and itching on skin and eyes. In February 2009, a British man had hairs lodged in his cornea after they were thrown from his pet while he was cleaning its tank.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

When threatened, it brushes urticating hairs off its abdomen with its legs, and it may raise its front legs and show its fangs.1

Su màttee

  • Medical authorities advise owners to wear protective eyewear when working near this spider, to protect the eyes from urticating hairs.1
  • Raxas fa mu màtt te sedal ko. Wutal ndimbal doktoor su metit wi dëgëree walla yaramu nit ki baaxul.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn màttee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Fan ci àddina?

AfrigAsiTugalAmerig gu Bëj-gànnaarAmerig gu Bëj-saalumOstarali ak Oseyani

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Chilean rose tarantula guddaayam lu tollu ci 13 cm (5,1 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
guddu na ni 4 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 220 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Chilean rose tarantula ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

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Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

A peptide in its venom, called GsMTx4, has been shown to block mechanosensitive ion channels in living cells, which makes it useful for research.1

2

Its urticating hairs also act as sensors, helping it detect small vibrations and changes in pressure.1

3

It is probably the most common tarantula sold in American and European pet stores, largely because many wild-caught spiders are exported cheaply from Chile.1

4

Females can dig burrows reaching 40 centimetres deep.1

5

It can go without food for weeks to months, and fasting can sometimes signal that it is about to moult.1

6

Males grow hooked tibial hooks on their front legs while maturing, which help them hold the female during mating.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Grammostola rosea
Mbooloo
Tarentule ak atrax
Njaboot
Theraphosidae2
Toftal
Araneae
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Liir yi
After mating, a female spins a web and lays 50 to 200 eggs in the weeks that follow.1
Diiru dund
lu tollu ci 20 at1
Ni mu nekke ci àll bi
Not listed as endangered. In March 2026 it was added to CITES Appendix II, which means trade in the species must be controlled.1
Musiba ci nit
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Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Chilean rose tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Grammostola rosea (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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