Tarantula anatomy

Spiders and their relatives are called arachnids. Scientist have grouped them together into a class called Arachnida. Arachnology is the study of this group of animals

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A labeled diagram of the external anatomy of a tarantula, with descriptions of the basic body parts.

Halloween 2018: Realistic Giant Spider: For Halloween 2018 I created a large, realistic spider; I've seen a number of giant spider builds, and while all were impressive, because my father is an entomologist and taught me about insect and arachnid anatomy I was never really satisfied with …

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The name Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa Blondi) comes from its ability to prey on small birds. The spider is native to South America and is the largest spider in terms of body weight. This spider belongs to the family Tarantula and unlike other members of this family, females do not prey on males. The Goliath Birdeater has an overall legspan length between 8.07”-11.42” (20.5-29 cm). Goliath Birdeaters have a typical body length of 3.54”-5.12” (9-13 cm), body width of 1.57”-2.24” (4-5.7 cm)…

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Tarantula anatomy