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Gooty sapphire tarantula

Poecilotheria metallica
Ci turam: The name Gooty comes from the Indian town where the first known specimen was found. The scientific name metallica was given because of its distinct colouring.1
Soxla na doktoorLu néew la mu rey, waaye màtt laaj na doktoor.
Tarentule ak atrax Dafay màttDafay lekk: Gunóor
Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

The Gooty sapphire tarantula is a large spider with bright blue hair, the only blue species in its genus. It lives in a small patch of forest in southern India, where it makes its home in holes in tall trees. It is critically endangered, so it is rare and needs protection.1

Dafay dund ci
Southern India: a small reserve forest in Andhra Pradesh, and the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu1
Asi
Kër
It lives in deciduous forest, in holes in tall trees, where it builds asymmetric funnel webs. Its range is less than 100 square kilometres, and the forest there is highly disturbed.1
Guddaay
15 cm ba 20 cm (5,9 in ba 7,9 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
Its main prey is various flying insects. Its pattern and habit of living in tree holes help it find this food.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Gooty sapphire tarantula
Gooty sapphire tarantula. Foto: DJANDYW.COM AKA NOBODY. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Covered in blue hair, the only blue species in the genus Poecilotheria1
  • An intricate, fractal-like geometric pattern on the abdomen1
  • Young spiders are less colourful; the blue becomes stronger as they mature1
  • Mature males are more slender, with longer legs than females1
  • Full-grown leg span of 15 to 20 cm1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay màtt

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci bëñam yi su màttee.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom may cause intense pain, although this is judged from the experience of keepers bitten by other spiders in the genus. A bite may cause a rise in heart rate, followed by sweating, headache, stinging, cramping or swelling. These effects can last for up to a week.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Lu bonMàtt laaj na doktoor. Ñi ciy dee dañoo néew lool.

No human death from its bite has ever been recorded. Its bite is still considered medically significant. Most bites are dry bites, where no venom is injected. It can move quickly and may defend itself when cornered.1

Lan lay def bu tiitee?

It is skittish and will try to flee first. It also flees from light, as it is sensitive to it. If provoked, it may bite.1

Su màttee

  • 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

Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Gooty sapphire tarantula guddaayam lu tollu ci 20 cm (7,9 in)Ab banaana lu tollu ci 18 cm (7,1 in)Ab muusu kër lu tollu ci 50 cm (1,6 ft)
guddu na ni 6 bloku tabax yu ñu toftalemën na daw 100 meetar ci 200 segond (nit ki gën a gaaw soxla na 9,6)

Gooty sapphire tarantula ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

Its vivid blue colour comes from tiny structures in its hair that reflect light, so the colour shifts when viewed from different angles.1

2

Its adult fangs can reach nearly 3/4 of an inch (about 1.9 cm) in length.1

3

Females typically live for 11 to 12 years, and males live for 3 to 4 years.1

4

Some blue tarantulas may use their colour in choosing mates or in contests for mates.1

5

It has been bred in captivity for more than ten years and is popular with tarantula enthusiasts.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: Its bite is deadly.

Dëgg: No human death from its bite has ever been recorded, although the bite is considered medically significant.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Poecilotheria metallica
Mbooloo
Tarentule ak atrax
Njaboot
Theraphosidae2
Toftal
Araneae
Kontinaa yi
Asi
Ni mu nekke ci àll bi
Critically Endangered1
Musiba ci nit
3 / 5: Lu bon3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Poecilotheria metallica (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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