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Gooty sapphire tarantula

Poecilotheria metallica

Malunga negama: 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

Kufuna ugqirhaKunqabile ukuba sibulale, kodwa ukulunywa kufuna ugqirha.

Ii-tarantula nee-funnel-web

UkulumaSitya: Izinambuzane

Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kufuna ugqirha. Ukufa kunqabe kakhulu.

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

Sihlala

Southern India: a small reserve forest in Andhra Pradesh, and the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu1

IAsiya

Ekhaya

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

Ubude

15 cm ukuya ku-20 cm (5,9 in ukuya ku-7,9 in)1

Esona santya siphezulu

malunga ne-1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)

Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje

Sitya ntoni?

Its main prey is various flying insects. Its pattern and habit of living in tree holes help it find this food.1

Ifoto ka-Gooty sapphire tarantula — Gooty sapphire tarantula. Ifoto: DJANDYW.COM AKA NOBODY. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

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

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

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

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kufuna ugqirha. Ukufa kunqabe kakhulu.

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

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

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

Ukuba siyaluma

Hlamba indawo elunyiweyo uze uyipholise. Fumana uncedo lwezonyango ukuba iintlungu zinamandla okanye umntu uziva engaphilanga kakuhle.

Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala

Hlala ukhuselekile

Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
Ukuba siyakuluma: hlala uzolile, musa ukushukuma, tsalela inombolo kaxakeka (112, 000, 911) okanye uye esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula ukuba sasikhangeleka njani, ifoto iyanceda.

Asikuzingeli. Sisebenzisa ityhefu yaso ukubamba ukutya okanye ukuzikhusela, kwaye singakhetha ukuzimela. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile

Phi emhlabeni?

IAfrika IAsiya IYurophu uMntla Melika uMzantsi Melika IOstreliya neOceania

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

ubude obulingana neebhloko zokudlala zokwakha eziyi-6 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-200 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Gooty sapphire tarantula mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

Ufudo malunga ne-0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Gooty sapphire tarantula malunga ne-1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)

Umntu ohambayo malunga ne-5 km/h (3,1 mph)

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

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

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

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

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

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

Umqhekezi weentsomi

Intsomi: Its bite is deadly.

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

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi: Poecilotheria metallica
Iqela: Ii-tarantula nee-funnel-web
Usapho: Theraphosidae2
Ucwangco: Araneae
Amazwekazi: IAsiya
Imeko yaso endle: Critically Endangered1
Ingozi ebantwini: 3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
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