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Mexican fireleg tarantula

Brachypelma boehmei

名字的由来： The names "fireleg" and "rustleg" refer to the bright red knees on its legs.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

狼蛛和漏斗网蜘蛛

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The Mexican fireleg tarantula is a large, long-lived spider with bright orange and black colouring. It lives in dry scrubland in western Guerrero state, Mexico, where it hides in burrows. It is popular in the pet trade, which has put pressure on wild numbers.1

生活在

Western Guerrero state on the central Pacific coast of Mexico1

北美洲

首页

It prefers dry scrubland. It lives in burrows, either ones it has dug itself or abandoned rodent or lizard burrows, usually under rocks or fallen logs.1

长度

13 cm到15 cm (5 in到6 in)1

最高速度

约 1.7 公里/小时（1.1 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

In captivity, adults usually eat crickets, superworms, mealworms and dubia roaches. Spiderlings eat pre-killed mealworms, pinhead crickets, baby dubia roaches, wingless fruit flies and other small insects that are not defensive.1

Mexican fireleg tarantula的照片 — Mexican fireleg tarantula。照片：Viki。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎样认出它

Dramatic orange and black colouring.1
Orange carapace (the upper body shell) with a dark black band on the upper legs (femora).1
Bright, fiery red knees (patellae) that fade to a paler orange further down the leg.1
Black tips on the feet (tarsi).1
Adults are 12.7 to 15.2 cm across, converted from 5 to 6 inches.1

常被误认为： It resembles the Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii). The main difference is the legs: the knees of the Mexican fireleg are bright red, while the joints of the redknee are orange.1

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The spider is not particularly defensive. Its main defence is its urticating hairs, which it can flick when threatened. Some individuals may have a nervous temperament.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When it feels threatened, it flicks urticating hairs at the attacker.1

如果它咬人

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 5 块玩具积木排成一排一样长210 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Mexican fireleg 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)

Mexican fireleg tarantula 约 1.7 公里/小时 (1.1 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Tarantulas of this genus are long-lived. Females may live about ten years after reaching maturity, while males usually live only up to a year after their final moult.1

It is commonly kept as a pet and is regarded as suitable for beginners, which has led to heavy collection from the wild.1

It is mostly active after dark, but can sometimes be active during the day, especially in the morning and evening.1

Adults moult at the end of the dry season, between November and June. Males then begin searching for mates.1

给毒液专家

学名: Brachypelma boehmei
类别: 狼蛛和漏斗网蜘蛛
家人: Theraphosidae2
排序: Araneae
大洲: 北美洲
宝宝: Mated females produce an egg sac. If it succeeds, the eggs generally hatch three to four weeks before the rainy season begins.1
它在野外过得怎么样: Listed on CITES Appendix II, which regulates international trade. Ongoing habitat destruction, illegal pet trade and high mortality before maturity are a considerable concern for its future.1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3