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are characterized by their large size, and the lack of long hairs in the patella and tibia sections of the legs. It can also be further distinguished by the presence of
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are some of the largest known to science. As of May 2020 it contains three species, found in
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Almeida, Marlus Queiroz; Salvatierra, Lidianne; Morais, José Wellington de (2018-08-01).
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Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2020).
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hairs on the prolateral coxae 1 and 2. Females also own a unique single
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Bertani, R. (2001). "Revision, cladistic analysis, and zoogeography of
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are found in holes in the ground, usually abandoned
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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Chelicerata
Arachnida
Araneae
Mygalomorphae
Theraphosidae
Theraphosa
Walckenaer
Type species
T. blondi
Latreille
Synonyms
genus
tarantulas
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
spiders
Guyana
Brazil
Venezuela
Colombia
stridulate
setae
pedipalps
Tarantulas
genus

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