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Togo starburst tarantula

Heteroscodra maculata

需要看醫生很少致命，但被咬了需要看醫生。

咬

The Togo starburst tarantula is a large spider with a chalky white body and dark mottled markings. It lives in West Africa, mainly in Togo and Ghana. It is venomous, and its venom is highly potent, so it should be left alone.1

分布在

West Africa, found primarily in Togo and Ghana1

非洲

首頁

It is an arboreal species, which means it lives in trees. Younger spiders have been noted to burrow during their first few months of life.1

長度

13 cm (5,1 in)1

最高速度

大約 1,6 km/h（0,99 mph）

在陸地上, 粗略估計

Togo starburst tarantula 的照片 — Togo starburst tarantula。照片：Www.universoaracnido.com。 CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Chalky white body with mottled black and brown markings1
Very thick rear legs1
Leg-span of up to 13 cm when fully grown1

常被誤認為： Because of its very thick rear legs, many people believe it is a baboon spider. It is not in the baboon spider subfamily Harpactirinae, despite its common name.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 is described as highly potent and medically significant, meaning it can cause serious harm to people.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。

Its venom is highly potent and it is not recommended for handling. Specimens are quick and defensive, and they bite as their main form of defence.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

It is quick and defensive, and it bites as its main defence because it has no urticating hairs.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 4 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）

Togo starburst 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)

Togo starburst 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

Sexual cannibalism may occur, with females eating males.1

It has no urticating hairs, so it relies on biting to defend itself.1

Each egg sac is reported to hold between 75 and 130 spiderlings.1

It takes about 3 years to reach full size.1

破解迷思

迷思： Its very thick rear legs mean it is a baboon spider.

真相： It is not in the baboon spider subfamily Harpactirinae, even though many people think it is.1

給毒液專家

學名: Heteroscodra maculata
類群: 捕鳥蛛和漏斗網蜘蛛
家人: Theraphosidae2
排序: Araneae
各大洲: 非洲
寶寶: Females reproduce readily, and each egg sac is reported to contain between 75 and 130 spiderlings.1
對人的危險: 3 / 5: 嚴重3