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Goliath birdeater

Theraphosa blondi
Nípa orúkọ náà: The 'bird-eating' part of the name comes from an early 18th-century copper engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian that shows one eating a hummingbird.1
Ó kàn ń dunniÓ ń dunni, ṣùgbọ́n kò ní ṣe ọ́ léṣe gidigidi.
Tarantula àti funnel-web ÌbùjẹOúnjẹ rẹ̀: Ẹran
Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

The Goliath birdeater is a huge tarantula and the largest spider in the world by mass and body length. It lives in the rainforests of northern South America, including the Amazon. Although it can look frightening, its venom is mild and it rarely bites people.1

Ó ń gbé ní
Northern South America: Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, northern Brazil, eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela1
Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Ilé
It lives in upland rainforest, most noticeably in the Amazon, and is often found in marshy or swampy ground. It lives on the ground in deep burrows and is active at night.1
Gígùn
13 cm (5.1 in)1
Ìwúwo
175 g (6 oz)1
Ìyára gíga jùlọ
nǹkan bí 2.4 km/h (1.5 mph)
Lórí ilẹ̀, àfojúbù
Kí ni ó máa ń jẹ?
It eats other large arthropods, worms and amphibians, and will also kill insects and small land vertebrates. It drags prey back to its burrow, where it liquefies the insides and sucks them dry. It has been seen feeding on rodents, frogs, toads, lizards and even snakes.1
Ní tòótọ́!Fọ́tò Goliath birdeater
Goliath birdeater. Fọ́tò: Didier Descouens. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀

  • Large body, up to 13 cm long, with a leg span of up to 30 cm1
  • Mostly tan to light brown, with a golden tinge1
  • Colours range from dark to light brown, with faint markings on the legs1
  • Covered in hair on the body, abdomen and legs1
  • Adult males lack tibial spurs on their first pair of legs1

Agbára oró

Ìbùjẹ

Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.

Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?

Like all tarantulas, it has fangs and venom, but its venom is relatively harmless. Its effects are comparable to those of a wasp sting. Some bites are 'dry bites', meaning no venom is injected.1

Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?

Ewu fún ènìyàn: Ó ń dunniÓ lè dunni gan-an, ṣùgbọ́n kì í fẹ́rẹ̀ẹ́ le rárá.

Tarantulas generally bite people only in self-defence. Its venom is comparable to a wasp sting. Its urticating hairs, which it releases when threatened, are a severe irritant to skin and mucous membranes.1

Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?

When threatened, it rubs its setae together to make a hissing sound, and rubs its abdomen with its hind legs to release irritating hairs.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?

Goliath birdeater gígùn rẹ̀ tó nǹkan bí 13 cm (5.1 in)Pínì ìwé (paper clip) nǹkan bí 3 cm (1.2 in)Fóònù alágbèéká nǹkan bí 15 cm (5.9 in)

Báwo ló ṣe wúwo tó?

ó wúwo tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 1.5
ó gùn tó bíríkì ìṣeré 4 tí a tò sí ìlà kanlè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 150 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)

Báwo ni Goliath birdeater 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?

ó yẹ ní mímọ̀

Òtítọ́

1

It is the largest spider in the world by mass and body length, and is second only to the giant huntsman spider by leg span.1

2

Its fangs measure 2 to 4 cm, large enough to break human skin.1

3

It is an edible spider. In northeastern South America, the hairs are singed off, and the spider is roasted in banana leaves.1

4

Its flavour has been described as 'shrimp-like'.1

5

Its body length is far greater than that of Mongolarachne, the largest known prehistoric spider, which measured 2.46 cm.1

6

Females rarely eat males during mating, unlike some other spider species.1

Olùfọ́ àròsọ

Àròsọ: The Goliath birdeater eats lots of birds.

Òtítọ́: Despite its name, it rarely preys on birds. Its diet is mostly other large arthropods, worms and amphibians.1

Fún àwọn amòye oró

Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
Theraphosa blondi
Ẹgbẹ́
Tarantula àti funnel-web
Ìdílé
Theraphosidae2
Ètò
Araneae
Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
Gúúsù Amẹ́ríkà
Àwọn ọmọ
The female lays 100 to 200 eggs, which hatch into spiderlings within 6 to 8 weeks.1
Ewu fún ènìyàn
2 / 5: Ó ń dunni3

Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá

  1. Goliath birdeater (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Theraphosa blondi (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
  3. Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.

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