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Pinktoe tarantula

Avicularia avicularia

名字的由來： It is named for the pinkish feet of the adult spider.1

無害對人無害。不用擔心。

捕鳥蛛和漏斗網蜘蛛

咬吃：昆蟲

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 pinktoe tarantula is a large spider that lives in the rainforests of northern South America. It spends much of its life high in trees, where it hunts insects and small tree frogs. It is often seen as one of the gentlest tarantulas, and it is a popular pet for beginners.1

分布在

Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad, Tobago, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil1

南美洲

首頁

It lives in rainforests and humid climates, mostly in the middle to upper canopy of trees, where wind and airflow keep the air moving. It is an arboreal spider that climbs and leaps between branches. People also meet it as a pet, as it has been kept in the United States since the early to mid-2000s.1

長度

15 cm (5,9 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,6 km/h（0,99 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It is an ambush predator that uses its webbing as a trap and senses movement from prey through the web. Its main prey is insects such as crickets, wax moths, grasshoppers and cockroaches. It also eats small tree frogs and sometimes small lizards, although these are not a major part of its diet.1

Pinktoe tarantula 的照片 — Pinktoe tarantula。照片：Reuber Brandão。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Adults have a dark-coloured body and pinkish feet.1
Juveniles have a pinkish body and dark feet.1
The colours reverse as the spider approaches adulthood, at about 4 to 5 years old.1
A fully grown spider can reach about 15 cm (six inches).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？

The spider has a bite that injects venom. Its venom is considered mild, even compared with other New World tarantulas.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。

It is not very defensive, and it is considered one of the safest tarantulas to handle, although handling is still not recommended. Its venom is mild, so it is a much lower risk than more toxic tarantulas such as those in the genera Psalmopoeus and Poecilotheria.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When threatened it usually runs or leaps away, but it may adopt a threat posture, flick its faeces at the threat, or bite if provoked.1

如果牠咬人

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 5 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 220 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Pinktoe 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)

Pinktoe tarantula 大約 1,6 km/h (0,99 mph)

一個正在走路的人 大約 5 km/h (3,1 mph)

值得知道

小知識

Females of this species may eat males after mating, a behaviour called sexual cannibalism.1

Its urticating hairs, which can irritate skin, are released by direct contact rather than being kicked into the air.1

Adult males live about 2 to 3 years, while females live about 6 to 9 years.1

In captivity, the spider can build nests and tunnels using nearby debris when its enclosure is enriched.1

Mature males have a pair of hooks on the last segment of their pedipalps, which they use to build sperm webs and during courtship.1

破解迷思

迷思： Pinktoe tarantulas need high humidity to survive.

真相： Outdated advice says they need high humidity, but in captivity they should be kept on dry substrate with a water dish. Too much moisture and stagnant air can be fatal to them.1