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Pinktoe tarantula

Avicularia avicularia

名字的由来： It is named for the pinkish feet of the adult spider.1

无害对人无害。不用担心。

狼蛛和漏斗网蜘蛛

咬伤吃：昆虫

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

The pinktoe tarantula is a large spider that lives in the rainforests of northern South America. It spends much of its life high in trees, where it hunts insects and small tree frogs. It is often seen as one of the gentlest tarantulas, and it is a popular pet for beginners.1

生活在

Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad, Tobago, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil1

南美洲

首页

It lives in rainforests and humid climates, mostly in the middle to upper canopy of trees, where wind and airflow keep the air moving. It is an arboreal spider that climbs and leaps between branches. People also meet it as a pet, as it has been kept in the United States since the early to mid-2000s.1

长度

15 cm (5.9 in)1

最高速度

约 1.6 公里/小时（0.99 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It is an ambush predator that uses its webbing as a trap and senses movement from prey through the web. Its main prey is insects such as crickets, wax moths, grasshoppers and cockroaches. It also eats small tree frogs and sometimes small lizards, although these are not a major part of its diet.1

Pinktoe tarantula的照片 — Pinktoe tarantula。照片：Reuber Brandão。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Adults have a dark-coloured body and pinkish feet.1
Juveniles have a pinkish body and dark feet.1
The colours reverse as the spider approaches adulthood, at about 4 to 5 years old.1
A fully grown spider can reach about 15 cm (six inches).1

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 spider has a bite that injects venom. Its venom is considered mild, even compared with other New World tarantulas.1

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。

It is not very defensive, and it is considered one of the safest tarantulas to handle, although handling is still not recommended. Its venom is mild, so it is a much lower risk than more toxic tarantulas such as those in the genera Psalmopoeus and Poecilotheria.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When threatened it usually runs or leaps away, but it may adopt a threat posture, flick its faeces at the threat, or bite if provoked.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220 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Pinktoe 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)

Pinktoe tarantula 约 1.6 公里/小时 (0.99 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

Females of this species may eat males after mating, a behaviour called sexual cannibalism.1

Its urticating hairs, which can irritate skin, are released by direct contact rather than being kicked into the air.1

Adult males live about 2 to 3 years, while females live about 6 to 9 years.1

In captivity, the spider can build nests and tunnels using nearby debris when its enclosure is enriched.1

Mature males have a pair of hooks on the last segment of their pedipalps, which they use to build sperm webs and during courtship.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Pinktoe tarantulas need high humidity to survive.

真相： Outdated advice says they need high humidity, but in captivity they should be kept on dry substrate with a water dish. Too much moisture and stagnant air can be fatal to them.1