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Gooty sapphire tarantula

Poecilotheria metallica
Mayelana negama: The name Gooty comes from the Indian town where the first known specimen was found. The scientific name metallica was given because of its distinct colouring.1
Kudinga udokotelaKuyivelakancane ukuthi kubulale, kodwa ukulunywa kudinga udokotela.
Ama-tarantula nama-funnel-web UkulumaSidla: Izinambuzane
Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kudinga udokotela. Ukufa kuyivelakancane kakhulu.

The Gooty sapphire tarantula is a large spider with bright blue hair, the only blue species in its genus. It lives in a small patch of forest in southern India, where it makes its home in holes in tall trees. It is critically endangered, so it is rare and needs protection.1

Ihlala
Southern India: a small reserve forest in Andhra Pradesh, and the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu1
I-Asia
Ekhaya
It lives in deciduous forest, in holes in tall trees, where it builds asymmetric funnel webs. Its range is less than 100 square kilometres, and the forest there is highly disturbed.1
Ubude
15 cm kuya ku-20 cm (5.9 in kuya ku-7.9 in)1
Ijubane eliphezulu
cishe 1.8 km/h (1.1 mph)
Emhlabathini, isiqagela nje
Sidlani?
Its main prey is various flying insects. Its pattern and habit of living in tree holes help it find this food.1
Ngempela!Isithombe sika-Gooty sapphire tarantula
Gooty sapphire tarantula. Isithombe: DJANDYW.COM AKA NOBODY. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Indlela yokusibona

  • Covered in blue hair, the only blue species in the genus Poecilotheria1
  • An intricate, fractal-like geometric pattern on the abdomen1
  • Young spiders are less colourful; the blue becomes stronger as they mature1
  • Mature males are more slender, with longer legs than females1
  • Full-grown leg span of 15 to 20 cm1

Amandla obuthi

Ukuluma

Ubuthi buphuma ngamazinyo aso obuthi noma ngamazinyo uma siluma.

Ubuthi baso benzani?

Its venom may cause intense pain, although this is judged from the experience of keepers bitten by other spiders in the genus. A bite may cause a rise in heart rate, followed by sweating, headache, stinging, cramping or swelling. These effects can last for up to a week.1

Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?

Ingozi ebantwini: Kubi kakhuluUkulunywa kudinga udokotela. Ukufa kuyivelakancane kakhulu.

No human death from its bite has ever been recorded. Its bite is still considered medically significant. Most bites are dry bites, where no venom is injected. It can move quickly and may defend itself when cornered.1

Senzani uma sesabile?

It is skittish and will try to flee first. It also flees from light, as it is sensitive to it. If provoked, it may bite.1

Uma siluma

  • Geza inxeba lokulunywa bese ulipholisa. Thola usizo lwezokwelapha uma ubuhlungu bunamandla noma umuntu ezizwa engaphilile.

Njalo shayela kuqala inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911). Lokhu kuyiseluleko sosizo lokuqala esijwayelekile, akusona iseluleko sezokwelapha. Izisekelo zosizo lokuqala

Hlala uphephile

  • Ungalokothi uthinte, ubambe noma ugcone isilwane sasendle, ngisho noma sincane, futhi ngisho noma sibukeka silele noma sifile.
  • Sinike isikhala. Uma uhlangana naso, hlala uzolile, uhlehle kancane bese usiyeka sihambe ngendlela yaso.
  • Uma sikuluma: hlala uzolile, ungashukumi, shayela inombolo yezimo eziphuthumayo (112, 000, 911) noma uye esibhedlela ngokushesha. Khumbula ukuthi besibukeka kanjani, isithombe siyasiza.

Asikuzingeli wena. Sisebenzisa ubuthi baso ukuze sibambe ukudla noma ukuzivikela, futhi singancamela ukucasha. Okwengeziwe mayelana nokuhlala uphephile

Sikhulu kangakanani?

Side kangakanani?

Gooty sapphire tarantula ubude obucishe bube ngu-20 cm (7.9 in)Ubhanana cishe 18 cm (7.1 in)Ikati lasekhaya cishe 50 cm (1.6 ft)
side njengezitini zamathoyizi ezingu-6 ezilandelanayosingahamba amamitha ali-100 ngemizuzwana engu-200 (umuntu oshesha kunabo bonke udinga engu-9,6)

Gooty sapphire tarantula mkhulu kangakanani uma uqhathanisa NAWE?

Yizibalo nje kusiphequluli sakho. Akukho okulondolozwayo noma okuthunyelwa ndawo.

Sishesha kangakanani?

kuhle ukwazi

Amaqiniso

1

Its vivid blue colour comes from tiny structures in its hair that reflect light, so the colour shifts when viewed from different angles.1

2

Its adult fangs can reach nearly 3/4 of an inch (about 1.9 cm) in length.1

3

Females typically live for 11 to 12 years, and males live for 3 to 4 years.1

4

Some blue tarantulas may use their colour in choosing mates or in contests for mates.1

5

It has been bred in captivity for more than ten years and is popular with tarantula enthusiasts.1

Umqothuli wezinganekwane

Inganekwane: Its bite is deadly.

Iqiniso: No human death from its bite has ever been recorded, although the bite is considered medically significant.1

Okongoti bobuthi

Igama lesayensi
Poecilotheria metallica
Iqembu
Ama-tarantula nama-funnel-web
Umndeni
Theraphosidae2
Ukuhleleka
Araneae
Amazwekazi
I-Asia
Simo saso endle
Critically Endangered1
Ingozi ebantwini
3 / 5: Kubi kakhulu3

Lapho amaqiniso evela khona

  1. Poecilotheria metallica (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Poecilotheria metallica (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa ngezigaba.
  3. Venom Wiki: izinga lengozi, usayizi ojwayelekile nesiqagela sejubane kungokwethu. Bona ukuthi sikubala kanjani: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.

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