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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Tarantulas (Theraphosidae)

Family Theraphosidae - Tarantulas

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Texas Brown Tarantula, Aphonopelma hentzii - Aphonopelma Beautiful Tarantula Tarantula - Aphonopelma - male Brown Tarantula Medium Aphonopelma behlei? - male Desert Blond? - Aphonopelma Texas Brown Tarantula Tarantula
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Mygalomorphae (Mygalomorphs)
Family Theraphosidae (Tarantulas)
Remarks
Will not bite unless provoked - Their venom is no worse than most bee stings; however, some tarantulas can release a cloud of hairs that irritate the mucous membranes of mammals
Internet References
A fact sheet on tarantulas
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by Chris Wirth
Last updated 4 October, 2005 - 7:29am

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