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Indian ornamental tarantula

Poecilotheria regalis

名字的由来： Poecilotheria comes from Greek words meaning 'spotted' and 'wild beast', and regalis means 'royal'.1

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

狼蛛和漏斗网蜘蛛

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

The Indian ornamental tarantula is a large spider that lives high in trees in southeastern India. It is known for its striking patterned body and is a popular spider among tarantula keepers. It has a medically significant bite, though no death from any tarantula bite has ever been recorded.1

生活在

Southeastern India, in parts of India1

亚洲

首页

It lives in holes in tall trees, where it builds asymmetric funnel webs. Where territory is limited, several of these spiders may share one tree, with each using its own hole.1

长度

18 cm (7.1 in)1

最高速度

约 1.9 公里/小时（1.2 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It eats various flying insects. It seizes them in flight and paralyses them.1

Indian ornamental tarantula的照片 — Indian ornamental tarantula。照片：John。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Large tarantula, with a leg span that sometimes exceeds 18 cm1
Abdomen (rear body) has an intricate, fractal-like pattern, a feature of the whole genus1
Lives in trees rather than on the ground (arboreal)1
Moves rapidly1

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

The venom may cause intense pain. This is judged from the experience of keepers bitten by other spiders in the same genus, so the exact effects are not fully known for this species. The large fangs also make puncture wounds that can become infected.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 严重被咬了要去看医生。死亡非常罕见。

No death has ever been recorded from any tarantula bite. The species is still considered to have a medically significant bite. It generally prefers flight to fight but may attack when cornered.1

它害怕时会做什么？

It tends to be quite defensive, and may attack when cornered, though it generally prefers to escape.1

如果它咬人

Bites need proper treatment, because the fang punctures can lead to a secondary bacterial infection if they are not treated properly.1
清洗咬伤处并冷敷。如果疼得厉害或感到不适，就去看医生。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它咬了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 6 块玩具积木排成一排一样长190 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Indian ornamental tarantula和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Indian ornamental tarantula 约 1.9 公里/小时 (1.2 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

No case of anaphylactic shock, a severe allergic reaction, has ever been reported from tarantula venom.1

Some individuals of this genus live communally when territory is limited, sharing a tree with several holes.1

Females can live upwards of 12 years, while males usually live only 3 to 5 years.1

In captivity, it is usually fed crickets and grasshoppers, and adults can occasionally be fed small rodents.1

It is one of the most popular arboreal tarantulas among amateur collectors.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Tarantula bites are always deadly.

真相： No death has ever been recorded from any tarantula bite, although the bite of this species can still be medically significant and cause intense pain.1