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545:. Throughout the world, they are considered as a popular exotic pets, as most of the tarantulas are non-poisonous to humans. In Sri Lanka, the largest known specimens are size of a dinner plate, or size of the palm. There are over 9000 species of tarantulas are described from all over the world, where they are not found in most of the
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745:Yellow-backed ornamental tarantula
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700:Rameshwaram ornamental tarantula
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612:The species once classified as
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705:Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica
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780:Poecilotheria uniformis
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765:Poecilotheria subfusca
690:Poecilotheria fasciata
647:Chilobrachys nitelinus
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619:Poecilotheria striata
614:Poecilotheria vittata
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750:Poecilotheria smithi
735:Poecilotheria rajaei
720:Poecilotheria ornata
595:Poecilotheria rajaei
588:The species called
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869:Categories
791:References
577:including
553:and other
522:Arthropoda
516:Tarantulas
462:Ecoregions
394:Peradeniya
278:Hard ticks
268:Tarantulas
173:Mosquitoes
116:Amphibians
739:Northern
724:Southern
635:Binomial
583:Sri Lanka
527:Arachnida
399:Seetawaka
320:Mangroves
273:Scorpions
258:Myriapods
213:Hemiptera
203:Lacewings
168:Dipterans
784:Central
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109:Endemics
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571:Oceania
543:spiders
532:Araneae
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469:Tourism
379:Hakgala
337:Gardens
288:Isopods
263:Spiders
218:Mantids
208:Phasmid
198:Earwigs
158:Beetles
104:Mammals
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559:Africa
555:Arctic
547:Europe
238:Aphids
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315:Trees
309:Flora
283:Mites
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