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Queensland whistling tarantula

Selenocosmia crassipes

名字的由來： The species name crassipes is Latin for "fat leg", which refers to its relatively thick front legs. The name "whistling tarantula" comes from the hissing noise it makes when provoked.1

只是會痛會痛，但不會對你造成嚴重傷害。

捕鳥蛛和漏斗網蜘蛛

咬吃：肉

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The Queensland whistling tarantula is a large, shy spider from the east coast of Queensland in Australia. It is the largest spider in Australia, and it makes a hissing sound when it feels threatened. Its bite is venomous, but it is not fatal to people.1

分布在

East coast of Queensland, Australia, mainly North Queensland1

澳洲與大洋洲

首頁

It lives underground in burrows, which can be up to 1 metre deep. Adults expand their burrows up to 2 metres, and the tunnels are lined with silk. It lives in rainforests, gullies and sheltered, cooler spots in open forests, and it is also found in and around gardens or other plants.1

長度

6 cm 到 22 cm (2,4 in 到 8,7 in)1

最高速度

大約 2,1 km/h（1,3 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

牠吃什麼？

It is a nocturnal ground dweller, so it hunts at night. It mainly eats insects and other spiders, and it also eats small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs. Despite its nickname, it is not likely to feed on birds.1

Queensland whistling tarantula 的照片 — Queensland whistling tarantula。照片：dhfischer。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

It is a very large spider, the largest in Australia.1
Its front legs are thicker than its back legs.1
Its body is 6 to 9 cm long from the eyes to the rear of the abdomen.1
When approached, it makes a hissing sound.1
It is quite shy and normally does not wander far from its burrow.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？

It has venomous fangs up to 1 cm long. A bite can cause up to six hours of vomiting in people. In a 2010 case, a scientist bitten on a finger had intense pain, and the finger and hand became swollen and very sensitive within one hour. The swelling and pain were limited to the hand and lower arm, and eased after 26 hours. The venom can kill a dog or cat within thirty minutes.1

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛，但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The bite is not fatal to humans. It can cause severe pain, swelling and up to six hours of vomiting. The venom can cause death in dogs and cats within thirty minutes.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

When provoked, it makes a hissing noise by rubbing a patch of hairs (setae) on its chelicerae, which are its mouthparts.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。
在澳洲，任何大型黑色蜘蛛的咬傷都要當成漏斗網蜘蛛咬傷處理：加壓固定法：用彈性繃帶緊緊包住咬傷處，再往上包住整條手臂或腿，用夾板固定，並讓傷者完全不動，直到救援抵達。

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 7 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長可以在 170 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類需要 9.6 秒）

Queensland whistling 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)

Queensland whistling tarantula 大約 2,1 km/h (1,3 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 is often called the barking spider because of the hissing sound it makes when approached.1

It is the largest spider in Australia, and its body can be up to 9 cm long.1

Adults dig silk-lined burrows up to 2 metres long, with a side tunnel leading up to an air pocket chamber that can last a few days.1

Females can live up to thirty years, while males live up to eight years.1

Many of these spiders are taken from the wild, often illegally, which threatens the wild population.1

It is a fast-growing spider and is widely sought after as a pet.1

破解迷思

迷思： It is a bird-eating spider.

真相： This nocturnal ground dweller is not likely to ever encounter or feed on birds. It mainly eats insects, other spiders, and small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs.1