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Theraphosa stirmi. In Theraphosa stirmi the carapace can reach a length of 40 mm (1.6 in) and a width of 37 mm (1.5 in). The longest leg (the fourth) in a male had a total length of 110 mm (4.3 in).
Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) Theraphosa Thorell, 1870. Theraphosa apophysis (Tinter, 1991) ... Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & Weinmann, 2010 - Guyana, Brazil;
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]
Ironically, the term "bird-eater" is more typically applied to the common names of large terrestrial species of tarantulas, such as the Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi), the burgundy Goliath bird eater (Theraphosa stirmi), and the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula (Lasiodora parahybana).
Some of the largest species of tarantula may weigh over 85 g (3 oz); the largest of all, the goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) from Venezuela and Brazil, has been reported to attain a weight of 170 g (6 oz) [7] and a leg-span up to 30 cm (12 in), males being longer and females greater in girth.
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 ]
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A. Acanthopelma; Acanthopelma beccarii; Acanthopelma rufescens; Acanthoscurria; Acanthoscurria antillensis; Acanthoscurria belterrensis; Acanthoscurria chacoana