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Theraphosa apophysis generally resembles Theraphosa blondi, and reaches a similar size. [3] Young T. apophysis spiders have pink shading at the end of each leg, which fades with each moult. [4] T. apophysis has an additional stridulating organ on the coxa of the second leg and thinner femora than T. blondi. The male T. apophysis has tibial ...
Theraphosa Thorell, 1870 Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil Theraphosa blondi (Latreille, 1804) ( type ) - Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana
The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae. Found in northern South America , it is the largest spider in the world by mass (175 g (6.2 oz)) and body length (up to 13 cm (5.1 in)), and second to the giant huntsman spider by leg span. [ 1 ]
Theraphosa is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805. The Theraphosa spiders are some of the largest known to science. As of May 2020 [update] it contains three species, found in Guyana , Brazil , Venezuela , and Colombia . [ 1 ]
The fang size of this tarantula reaches a maximum of 4 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [7] Opening to a tarantula burrow. Theraphosa apophysis (the pinkfoot goliath) was described 187 years after the goliath birdeater, so its characteristics are not as well attested.
Bertani, R.; Nagahama, R.H.; Fukushima, C.S. 2011: Revalidation of Pterinopelma Pocock 1901 with description of a new species and the female of Pterinopelma vitiosum ...
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Apophysis (plural apophyses): An outgrowth or process changing the general shape of a body part, particularly the appendages; often used in describing the male pedipalp: [2] see retrolateral tibial apophysis; Atrium (plural atria): An internal chamber at the entrance to the copulation duct in female haplogyne spiders [2]