Chilean rose tarantula
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

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- 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
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: 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
Agbára oró
Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.
Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?
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
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Fúyẹ́Bí ìtani oyin tàbí kò tó bẹ́ẹ̀. Kò fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ léwu fún ènìyàn.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
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
When threatened, it brushes urticating hairs off its abdomen with its legs, and it may raise its front legs and show its fangs.1
Bí ó bá bùjẹ
- Medical authorities advise owners to wear protective eyewear when working near this spider, to protect the eyes from urticating hairs.1
- Fọ ibi ìbùjẹ náà kí o sì tù ú. Wá ìrànlọ́wọ́ ìṣègùn bí ìrora bá le tàbí tí ara ẹni náà kò bá yá.
Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Wà láìléwu
- Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
- Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
- Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.
Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 4 tí a tò sí ìlà kan
lè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 220 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)Báwo ni Chilean rose tarantula ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?
Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.
Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?
Òtítọ́
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
Its urticating hairs also act as sensors, helping it detect small vibrations and changes in pressure.1
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
Females can dig burrows reaching 40 centimetres deep.1
It can go without food for weeks to months, and fasting can sometimes signal that it is about to moult.1
Males grow hooked tibial hooks on their front legs while maturing, which help them hold the female during mating.1
Fún àwọn amòye oró
- Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
- Grammostola rosea
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Tarantula àti funnel-web
- Ìdílé
- Theraphosidae2
- Ètò
- Araneae
- Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
- Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
- Àwọn ọmọ
- After mating, a female spins a web and lays 50 to 200 eggs in the weeks that follow.1
- Ọjọ́ ayé
- nǹkan bí ọdún 201
- Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
- Not listed as endangered. In March 2026 it was added to CITES Appendix II, which means trade in the species must be controlled.1
- Ewu fún ènìyàn
- 1 / 5: Fúyẹ́3
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Chilean rose tarantula (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Grammostola rosea (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
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