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Queensland whistling tarantula

Selenocosmia crassipes
Malunga negama: The species name crassipes is Latin for "fat leg", which refers to its relatively thick front legs. The name "whistling tarantula" comes from the hissing noise it makes when provoked.1
Kubuhlungu njeKubuhlungu, kodwa akusayi kukwenzakalisa kakhulu.
Ii-tarantula nee-funnel-web UkulumaSitya: Inyama
Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKunokuba buhlungu ngokwenene, kodwa phantse akusoze kube kubi kakhulu.

The Queensland whistling tarantula is a large, shy spider from the east coast of Queensland in Australia. It is the largest spider in Australia, and it makes a hissing sound when it feels threatened. Its bite is venomous, but it is not fatal to people.1

Sihlala
East coast of Queensland, Australia, mainly North Queensland1
IOstreliya neOceania
Ekhaya
It lives underground in burrows, which can be up to 1 metre deep. Adults expand their burrows up to 2 metres, and the tunnels are lined with silk. It lives in rainforests, gullies and sheltered, cooler spots in open forests, and it is also found in and around gardens or other plants.1
Ubude
6 cm ukuya ku-22 cm (2,4 in ukuya ku-8,7 in)1
Esona santya siphezulu
malunga ne-2,1 km/h (1,3 mph)
Emhlabeni, uqikelelo nje
Sitya ntoni?
It is a nocturnal ground dweller, so it hunts at night. It mainly eats insects and other spiders, and it also eats small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs. Despite its nickname, it is not likely to feed on birds.1
Ngokwenene!Ifoto ka-Queensland whistling tarantula
Queensland whistling tarantula. Ifoto: dhfischer. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusiqaphela

  • It is a very large spider, the largest in Australia.1
  • Its front legs are thicker than its back legs.1
  • Its body is 6 to 9 cm long from the eyes to the rear of the abdomen.1
  • When approached, it makes a hissing sound.1
  • It is quite shy and normally does not wander far from its burrow.1

Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba

Ukuluma

Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.

Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?

It has venomous fangs up to 1 cm long. A bite can cause up to six hours of vomiting in people. In a 2010 case, a scientist bitten on a finger had intense pain, and the finger and hand became swollen and very sensitive within one hour. The swelling and pain were limited to the hand and lower arm, and eased after 26 hours. The venom can kill a dog or cat within thirty minutes.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: KubuhlunguKunokuba buhlungu ngokwenene, kodwa phantse akusoze kube kubi kakhulu.

The bite is not fatal to humans. It can cause severe pain, swelling and up to six hours of vomiting. The venom can cause death in dogs and cats within thirty minutes.1

Senza ntoni xa soyika?

When provoked, it makes a hissing noise by rubbing a patch of hairs (setae) on its chelicerae, which are its mouthparts.1

Ukuba siyaluma

  • Hlamba indawo elunyiweyo uze uyipholise. Fumana uncedo lwezonyango ukuba iintlungu zinamandla okanye umntu uziva engaphilanga kakuhle.
  • EOstreliya, nakuphi na ukulunywa sisigcawu esikhulu esimnyama kuphathe njengokulunywa yi-funnel-web: Ukubopha ngoxinzelelo nokunqanda ukushukuma (pressure immobilisation): songa ibhandeji eqinileyo enwebekayo phezu kwendawo elunyiweyo uze unyuke ngelungu lonke, uliqinise ngesiplinti, kwaye ugcine umntu engashukumi kwaphela de kufike uncedo.

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

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Queensland whistling tarantula malunga ne-22 cm ubude (8,7 in)Ibhanana malunga ne-18 cm (7,1 in)Ikati yasekhaya malunga ne-50 cm (1,6 ft)
ubude obulingana neebhloko zokudlala zokwakha eziyi-7 zilandelelanasingagqiba iimitha ezili-100 ngemizuzwana eyi-170 (owona mntu ukhawulezayo udinga i-9,6)

U-Queensland whistling tarantula mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?

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

Sikhawuleza kangakanani?

kufanelekile ukwazi

Iinyaniso

1

It is often called the barking spider because of the hissing sound it makes when approached.1

2

It is the largest spider in Australia, and its body can be up to 9 cm long.1

3

Adults dig silk-lined burrows up to 2 metres long, with a side tunnel leading up to an air pocket chamber that can last a few days.1

4

Females can live up to thirty years, while males live up to eight years.1

5

Many of these spiders are taken from the wild, often illegally, which threatens the wild population.1

6

It is a fast-growing spider and is widely sought after as a pet.1

Umqhekezi weentsomi

Intsomi: It is a bird-eating spider.

Inyaniso: This nocturnal ground dweller is not likely to ever encounter or feed on birds. It mainly eats insects, other spiders, and small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs.1

Kwiingcali zetyhefu

Igama lenzululwazi
Selenocosmia crassipes
Iqela
Ii-tarantula nee-funnel-web
Usapho
Theraphosidae2
Ucwangco
Araneae
Amazwekazi
IOstreliya neOceania
Ixesha lobomi
malunga neminyaka eyi-301
Ingozi ebantwini
2 / 5: Kubuhlungu3

Apho iinyaniso zivela khona

  1. Selenocosmia crassipes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Selenocosmia crassipes (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: inqanaba lengozi, ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo noqikelelo lwesantya zezethu. Bona indlela esizifumana ngayo: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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