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Togo starburst tarantula

Heteroscodra maculata

需要看医生很少致命，但被咬了要去看医生。

咬伤

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

生活在

West Africa, found primarily in Togo and Ghana1

非洲

首页

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

长度

13 cm (5.1 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

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

怎样认出它

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

常被误认为： 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？

Its venom is described as highly potent and medically significant, meaning it can cause serious harm to people.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。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

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

Togo starburst 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)

Togo starburst 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

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

谣言粉碎机

谣言： 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

给毒液专家

学名: Heteroscodra maculata
类别: 狼蛛和漏斗网蜘蛛
家人: Theraphosidae2
排序: Araneae
大洲: 非洲
宝宝: Females reproduce readily, and each egg sac is reported to contain between 75 and 130 spiderlings.1
对人的危险: 3 / 5: 严重3