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Queensland whistling tarantula

Selenocosmia crassipes

名字的由来： The species name crassipes is Latin for "fat leg", which refers to its relatively thick front legs. The name "whistling tarantula" comes from the hissing noise it makes when provoked.1

只是会疼会疼，但不会对你造成严重伤害。

狼蛛和漏斗网蜘蛛

咬伤吃：肉

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The Queensland whistling tarantula is a large, shy spider from the east coast of Queensland in Australia. It is the largest spider in Australia, and it makes a hissing sound when it feels threatened. Its bite is venomous, but it is not fatal to people.1

生活在

East coast of Queensland, Australia, mainly North Queensland1

澳大利亚和大洋洲

首页

It lives underground in burrows, which can be up to 1 metre deep. Adults expand their burrows up to 2 metres, and the tunnels are lined with silk. It lives in rainforests, gullies and sheltered, cooler spots in open forests, and it is also found in and around gardens or other plants.1

长度

6 cm到22 cm (2.4 in到8.7 in)1

最高速度

约 2.1 公里/小时（1.3 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It is a nocturnal ground dweller, so it hunts at night. It mainly eats insects and other spiders, and it also eats small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs. Despite its nickname, it is not likely to feed on birds.1

Queensland whistling tarantula的照片 — Queensland whistling tarantula。照片：dhfischer。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

It is a very large spider, the largest in Australia.1
Its front legs are thicker than its back legs.1
Its body is 6 to 9 cm long from the eyes to the rear of the abdomen.1
When approached, it makes a hissing sound.1
It is quite shy and normally does not wander far from its burrow.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？

It has venomous fangs up to 1 cm long. A bite can cause up to six hours of vomiting in people. In a 2010 case, a scientist bitten on a finger had intense pain, and the finger and hand became swollen and very sensitive within one hour. The swelling and pain were limited to the hand and lower arm, and eased after 26 hours. The venom can kill a dog or cat within thirty minutes.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 很疼可能真的很疼，但几乎从不严重。

The bite is not fatal to humans. It can cause severe pain, swelling and up to six hours of vomiting. The venom can cause death in dogs and cats within thirty minutes.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When provoked, it makes a hissing noise by rubbing a patch of hairs (setae) on its chelicerae, which are its mouthparts.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。
在澳大利亚，任何大型黑蜘蛛咬伤都要当作漏斗网蜘蛛咬伤处理：加压固定法：用有弹性的绷带紧紧缠住咬伤处，再缠满整条肢体，用夹板固定，让人完全不动，直到救援到来。

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 7 块玩具积木排成一排一样长170 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Queensland whistling 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)

Queensland whistling tarantula 约 2.1 公里/小时 (1.3 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

It is often called the barking spider because of the hissing sound it makes when approached.1

It is the largest spider in Australia, and its body can be up to 9 cm long.1

Adults dig silk-lined burrows up to 2 metres long, with a side tunnel leading up to an air pocket chamber that can last a few days.1

Females can live up to thirty years, while males live up to eight years.1

Many of these spiders are taken from the wild, often illegally, which threatens the wild population.1

It is a fast-growing spider and is widely sought after as a pet.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： It is a bird-eating spider.

真相： This nocturnal ground dweller is not likely to ever encounter or feed on birds. It mainly eats insects, other spiders, and small animals such as geckos, skinks and frogs.1