Spider taxonomy
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Spider taxonomy is the part of taxonomy that is concerned with the science of naming, defining and classifying all spiders, members of the order Araneae of the arthropod class Arachnida, which has mor
Paintings of Araneus angulatus from Svenska Spindlar of 1757, the first major work on spider taxonomy
Digitally enhanced image of a Sphodros rufipes that shows the nearly perfectly vertical orientation of the fangs, a prime characteristic of the Mygalomorphae.
Megaphobema robustum, one of the many kinds of spiders called "tarantulas"
Photograph showing orientation of the fangs of the Araneomorphae.
Tarantula
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Tarantulas are a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. More than a thousand species have been identified, within almost 200 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used t
Opening to a tarantula burrow
Fangs of the tarantula Lasiodora parahybana from below
Fangs of the jumping spider Phidippus johnsoni, frontal view