Tarantulas Quiz
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- 1.How many legs does a tarantula have?
- A.
4
- B.
6
- C.
8
- D.
10
- 2.Where does Grammostola rosea come from?
- A.
Asia
- B.
Australia
- C.
Africa
- D.
South-America
- 3.How many eyes does a tarantula normally have?
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
8
- D.
16
- 4.How long does it take for an average egg-sack to develop?
- A.
2-3 days
- B.
2-3 weeks
- C.
2-3 months
- D.
2-3 years
- 5.Which of the following tarantulas will get the biggest in size?
- A.
Acanthoscurria geniculata
- B.
Avicularia versicolor
- C.
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
- D.
Grammostola rosea
- 6.Which of the following is the biggest factor for the endangerment of wild tarantulas?
- A.
Natural enemies
- B.
Destruction of natural habitat
- C.
Pet trade of wild caught tarantula
- D.
Cannibalism
- 7.Which country has the most described tarantula species? (year 2015)
- A.
Brazil
- B.
Mexiko
- C.
India
- D.
Australia
- 8.Which of the following tarantulas is protected by the Washington Convention, also known as CITES?
- A.
Avicularia
- B.
Poecilotheria
- C.
Grammostola
- D.
Brachypelma
- 9.Which of the following statements is correct:
- A.
All tarantulas have urticating hairs
- B.
All tarantulas live in trees
- C.
All tarantula bites are harmless
- D.
All tarantulas are venomous
- 10.Which of the following countries has no described tarantula? (year 2015)
- A.
Russia
- B.
China
- C.
Turkey
- D.
Pakistan
- 11.Which was the first scientifically described tarantula?
- A.
Avicularia avicularia
- B.
Theraphosa blondi
- C.
Haplopelma lividum
- D.
Brachypelma smithi
- 12.How many types of tarantula urticating hairs exist? (year 2015)
- A.
2
- B.
6
- C.
18
- D.
45
- 13.What doesn't every adult male tarantula have?
- A.
Emboli
- B.
Epigastric furrow
- C.
Pedipalp
- D.
Tibial hooks
- 14.How long do scientist think that tarantulas already exist?
- A.
Ca. 4000 years
- B.
Ca. 9 million years
- C.
Ca. 350 million years
- D.
Ca. 1 billion years
- 15.Which of the following is older than tarantulas?
- A.
Coniferous trees
- B.
Tyrannosaurus rex
- C.
Birds
- D.
Amphibians
- 16.Which of the following is NOT a color form of Pterinochilus murinus?
- A.
Typical color form
- B.
Red color form
- C.
Dual color form
- D.
Black color form
- 17.How many segments does a tarantula leg have? (including the hip / coxa)
- A.
4
- B.
7
- C.
10
- D.
13
- 18.How many genera of scientific described tarantulas are there? (Aviculaira, Brachypelma, etc.) (year 2015)
- A.
7
- B.
18
- C.
33
- D.
129
- 19.In "Avicularia cf. metallica" - what does the "cf." stand for
- A.
Cantus firmus
- B.
Confer
- C.
Color form
- D.
Center field
- 20.Which of the following is NOT a tarantula genus?
- A.
Pterinopelma
- B.
Schizopelma
- C.
Pseudopelma
- D.
Thrixopelma
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