Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula
The Sri Lankan ornamental tarantula is a large spider that lives in trees. It is found only in central Sri Lanka, in dry and intermediate zones of the island. It is special because it is rare: its small range has shrunk, and it is now listed as endangered.1

怎麼認出牠
- Females are black, white and grey, with cryptic markings on the legs and body.1
- Females have a narrow dark band on the thigh (femur) of the first pair of legs, and a thin broken band on the thigh of the fourth pair.1
- Males are a uniform brown with less intense markings.1
- Males have a dark black line down the abdomen, divided by diamond-shaped chevrons.1
常被誤認為: It is often grouped with other tiger spiders. It can be told apart by the very narrow dark band on the thigh of the first pair of legs, and by the thin broken band on the thigh of the fourth pair.1
毒液力量
咬的時候,毒液會從毒牙或牙齒出來。
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。牠害怕時會做什麼?
When disturbed, it becomes very defensive and quick to move.1
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
牠有多大?
牠有多長?
比你的小指頭還短
可以在 180 秒內跑完 100 公尺(最快的人類需要 9.6 秒)Sri Lankan 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?
小知識
Males are nomadic, moving from place to place, while females stay in one home.1
In 2018 it was listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.1
Habitat loss is the main threat, and collection for the pet trade, pesticides and killing out of fear add to the pressure.1
Females are larger than males, and only males wander.1
Its natural range is small, with less than 500 square kilometres of area occupied.1
知識的出處
- Poecilotheria fasciata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Poecilotheria fasciata (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
- Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.
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咬
如果牠咬人