澳大利亚发现最可怕的蜘蛛群落

澳大利亚发现最可怕的蜘蛛群落

A rare photo has emerged of a colony of huntsman spiders living together in nest boxes originally built for pygmy possums.

一张罕见的照片显示，一群猎人蜘蛛一起生活在最初为侏儒负鼠建造的巢箱里。

Non-profit organization Bush Heritage Australia published the photo of the group of arachnids on its blog, noting that they quickly moved into the boxes shortly after they were built.

非营利组织“丛林遗产澳大利亚”在其博客上发布了这组蛛形纲动物的照片，并指出它们在建造后不久就迅速搬进了盒子里。

“It all started about the same time we were finding Pygmy Possums in the boxes, but on lifting the lids of some we found many huntsman spiders of all sizes whizzing around inside,” the non-profit wrote on its website.

这家非盈利组织在其网站上写道:“这一切都开始于我们在盒子里发现侏儒负鼠的同时，但在打开一些盒子的盖子时，我们发现许多各种大小的猎人蜘蛛在里面嗖嗖地飞来飞去。”

“We now know that they’re a species of huntsman that live together, normally under the bark of trees,” Bush Heritage continued. “In the restored area tree bark is in short supply at present and they’ve found the wooden boxes suitable.”

“我们现在知道，它们是一种生活在一起的猎人蜘蛛，通常生活在树皮下，”布什遗产继续说。“修复后的地区目前树皮供应不足，他们已经找到了合适的木箱。”

Huntsman spiders, which can grow nearly 1 foot in length, generally live in Australia, Africa and other temperate climates, according to a 2003 study.

根据2003年的一项研究，猎人蜘蛛可以长到将近1英尺长，通常生活在澳大利亚、非洲和其他温带地区。

According to the Australian Museum, these spiders, known for their size, speed and ability to hunt, can be dangerous to humans if bitten. However, attacks are rare, the museum added. Symptoms include swelling, pain, nausea and vomiting, The Sun notes.

据澳大利亚博物馆介绍，这些蜘蛛以其体型、速度和捕猎能力而闻名，如果被咬伤，对人类来说可能是危险的。然而，该博物馆补充说，袭击事件很少发生。《太阳报》指出，患者的症状包括肿胀、疼痛、恶心和呕吐。

In June, a man staying at a lodge in Tasmania, Australia, witnessed a large huntsman spider eating what appeared to be a pygmy possum.

今年6月，一名男子在澳大利亚塔斯马尼亚州的一间小屋里，看到一只巨大的猎人蜘蛛正在吃一只侏儒负鼠。

These spiders have also been known to take up residence in people’s homes. In August, an Australian woman posted photos of a giant huntsman spider lurking in her home on Facebook before it was safely removed.

人们也知道这些蜘蛛会在人们的家里安家落户。今年8月，一名澳大利亚妇女在Facebook上贴出了一只巨大的猎人蜘蛛潜伏在她家里的照片，随后这只蜘蛛被安全转移。