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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]
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; Hydrodynastes gigas, a rear-fanged venomous colubrid species found in South America; Hysterocrates gigas, a tarantula native to Cameroon
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 ...
According to the study, the first four species of the tarantula were all found within 20 km (12 miles) of each other, suggesting they might live in a small area of the park and be a conservation ...
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 Satan tarantula can reach just under two inches in length, the study said. It has eight eyes, eight legs covered in “golden” hair and “long” “fringe” on its face. Photos show the ...
H. greshoffi (Simon, 1891) Species 18, see text. Hysterocrates is a genus of African tarantulas that was first described by Eugène ... Hysterocrates gigas Pocock ...
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