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Pantropical huntsman spider

Heteropoda venatoria

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

咬吃：昆蟲

Heteropoda venatoria is a large, flat spider that hunts its prey instead of catching it in a web. It lives in tropical regions around the world and is often found in houses, barns and sheds. Its bite is painful, but it is not considered dangerous.1

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Native to tropical regions worldwide; introduced to some subtropical areas, including Bermuda1

亞洲

首頁

It commonly lives in houses and other structures such as barns and sheds, especially where the weather is cold. It is sensitive to cold and can live outdoors only in warmer climates. In some tropical areas it is considered a useful household resident because it eats many pest insects.1

長度

2,2 cm 到 2,8 cm (0,9 in 到 1,1 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,8 km/h（1,1 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It feeds mainly on insects, including butterflies and moths. It captures prey directly rather than spinning webs, and injects venom into its prey after capture. It has also been known to eat scorpions and bats.1

Pantropical huntsman spider 的照片 — Pantropical huntsman spider。照片：Cheng-Tao Lin。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Adults have a flat, brown body about 2.2 to 2.8 cm long.1
Leg span is about 7 to 10 cm.1
The area just in front of the eyes is cream or yellowish.1
A wide band behind the eyes is usually tan in females and cream in males.1
The body is not very hairy, but the legs have hairs (setae), each marked with a black dot.1

常被誤認為： In Bermuda, where most are found indoors, it is often called a house spider, which may be confused with the southern house spider. It is sometimes called a wolf spider, which should not be confused with the true wolf spiders of the family Lycosidae.1

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？

Its venom contains the toxin HpTX2, which is a potassium channel blocker. The venom is strong enough to cause a painful bite.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。

The spider is not considered dangerous to people, but its bite is painful.1

如果牠咬人

清洗咬傷處，用冰敷袋冰敷止痛。如果很痛、疼痛擴散或傷者覺得不舒服，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？

大約跟一根迴紋針一樣長可以在 200 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Pantropical huntsman spider 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)

Pantropical huntsman spider 大約 1,8 km/h (1,1 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

It has been known to prey on scorpions and bats, as well as insects.1

During courtship, the male makes a faint buzz or hum by vibrating its abdomen while keeping its feet firmly planted.1

It does not spin webs. It hunts its prey directly.1

Females carry their egg sacs under the body until the young are ready to emerge.1

In one small laboratory sample, males lived an average of 465 days and females an average of 580 days.1

給毒液專家

學名: Heteropoda venatoria
類群: 蜘蛛
家人: Sparassidae2
排序: Araneae
各大洲: 亞洲
寶寶: Females carry an egg sac up to about 2.5 cm wide tucked under the body with their pedipalps. Each sac usually holds over 100 eggs, and larger sacs hold over 400. The young moult for the first time while still inside the sac.1
對人的危險: 1 / 5: 輕微3