Golden blue-leg baboon spider
ÌbùjẹThe golden blue-legged baboon spider is a tarantula with a bright yellow or orange body and metallic blue legs. It lives in South Africa, and it is prized by tarantula keepers in Europe and America. Its venom is medically significant, so it is best admired from a distance.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- Metallic blue legs that turn vivid orange or yellow closer to the body.1
- Orange or yellow carapace (the shield over the front of the body) with some black patterning.1
- The abdomen (rear body) has the same black patterning as the carapace.1
- Males have longer legs and duller colours than females.1
- Females have a diagonal leg span of up to 14 cm, while males reach 10 cm.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?
This spider has medically significant venom. Little is known about how strong it is.1
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.This spider has medically significant venom, though little information exists about its strength. It is described as skittish rather than defensive, which is unusual given that its venom is medically significant.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
It is skittish rather than defensive, and it is incredibly fast.1
Bí ó bá bùjẹ
- 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 Golden blue-leg baboon spider 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
Most members of its subfamily, the Harpactirinae, are known for being aggressive, but this species is the exception with a noticeably calmer temper.1
Although it is incredibly fast, it spends much of its time on display in its webs.1
It is a very highly desired tarantula in the European and American tarantula keeping hobby.1
Males are smaller, have longer legs and duller colours than the females.1
Olùfọ́ àròsọ
Àròsọ: All baboon spiders are aggressive.
Òtítọ́: Most Harpactirinae are known for aggression, but this species has a noticeably more relaxed temper than others in its subfamily.1
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Harpactira pulchripes (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Harpactira pulchripes (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.