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Indian ornamental tarantula

Poecilotheria regalis

名字的由來： Poecilotheria comes from Greek words meaning 'spotted' and 'wild beast', and regalis means 'royal'.1

需要看醫生很少致命，但被咬了需要看醫生。

捕鳥蛛和漏斗網蜘蛛

咬吃：肉

對人的危險: 嚴重被咬了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

The Indian ornamental tarantula is a large spider that lives high in trees in southeastern India. It is known for its striking patterned body and is a popular spider among tarantula keepers. It has a medically significant bite, though no death from any tarantula bite has ever been recorded.1

分布在

Southeastern India, in parts of India1

亞洲

首頁

It lives in holes in tall trees, where it builds asymmetric funnel webs. Where territory is limited, several of these spiders may share one tree, with each using its own hole.1

長度

18 cm (7,1 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,9 km/h（1,2 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It eats various flying insects. It seizes them in flight and paralyses them.1

Indian ornamental tarantula 的照片 — Indian ornamental tarantula。照片：John。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Large tarantula, with a leg span that sometimes exceeds 18 cm1
Abdomen (rear body) has an intricate, fractal-like pattern, a feature of the whole genus1
Lives in trees rather than on the ground (arboreal)1
Moves rapidly1

毒液力量

咬

咬的時候，毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。

牠的毒液有什麼作用？

The venom may cause intense pain. This is judged from the experience of keepers bitten by other spiders in the same genus, so the exact effects are not fully known for this species. The large fangs also make puncture wounds that can become infected.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 嚴重被咬了需要看醫生。死亡案例非常罕見。

No death has ever been recorded from any tarantula bite. The species is still considered to have a medically significant bite. It generally prefers flight to fight but may attack when cornered.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It tends to be quite defensive, and may attack when cornered, though it generally prefers to escape.1

如果牠咬人

Bites need proper treatment, because the fang punctures can lead to a secondary bacterial infection if they are not treated properly.1
清洗咬傷處並冷敷。如果很痛或傷者覺得不舒服，要就醫。

一定要先打緊急電話（112、000、911）。這是一般急救指引，不是醫療建議。急救基本知識

注意安全

絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物，就算是很小的動物，就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
給牠空間。如果遇到了，保持冷靜，慢慢往後退，讓牠自己離開。
如果被牠咬了：保持冷靜，保持不動，打緊急電話（112、000、911）或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子，有照片會很有幫助。

牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己，而且牠更想躲起來。更多安全知識

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

跟 6 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 190 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Indian ornamental tarantula 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存，也不會傳送到任何地方。

牠有多快？

一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

Indian ornamental tarantula 大約 1,9 km/h (1,2 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

No case of anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, has ever been reported from tarantula venom.1

Some individuals of this genus live communally when territory is limited, sharing a tree with several holes.1

Females can live upwards of 12 years, while males usually live only 3 to 5 years.1

In captivity, it is usually fed crickets and grasshoppers, and adults can occasionally be fed small rodents.1

It is one of the most popular arboreal tarantulas among amateur collectors.1

破解迷思

迷思： Tarantula bites are always deadly.

真相： No death has ever been recorded from any tarantula bite, although the bite of this species can still be medically significant and cause intense pain.1