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The name "tarantula" is commonly given to spiders in this family. It is a misnomer - it was originally given to a smaller wolf spider from Taranto, Italy, where, in the Middle Ages, people danced themselves into a trance - called the tarantella - in an attempt to purge the effects of the wolf spider's bite. [citation needed]
H. gigas may refer to: Harpactira gigas, a tarantula native to South Africa; Hippotragus gigas, an extinct species of antelope; Holmskioldia gigas, a flowering plant species found in Kenya and Tanzania; Hyaenodon gigas, an extinct mammal species; Hydrodamalis gigas, an extinct sirenian
It is a burrowing species, often sold by pet stores under the name Hysterocrates gigas. Although these tarantulas both come from Cameroon, Hysterocrates crassipes does not turn red before molting , and has an enlarged tibia on leg pair IV into adulthood, whereas H. gigas does not keep these "enlarged" (thick) tibia.
The new species was discovered in Viñales National Park, a biodiversity hotspot in western Cuba. The tarantula is the largest known spider of the Trichopelma species. According to the study, what ...
Harpactira is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. [2] Species ... H. dictator. Harpactira gigas Pocock, 1898 – South ...
Hippotragus / h ɪ ˈ p ɒ t r ə ɡ ə s / is a genus of antelopes which includes two living and one recently extinct species, [3] as well as some fossil relatives. The name comes from Greek ἵππος ( híppos ), "horse", and τράγος ( trágos ), "he-goat".
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The largest total length of any hemipteran belongs to Gigantometra gigas (the largest species of water strider), which has a leg span of more than 25 cm (9.8 in). The largest type of aphid is the giant oak aphid (Stomaphis quercus), which can reach an overall length of 2 cm (0.79 in). [36]