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Grammostola grossa, the Guarani giant tarantula, is a tarantula that, like all species of the genus Grammostola, is native to South America. It occurs in Brazil , Paraguay , Uruguay and Argentina .
Grammostola is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described in text by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. [5] These medium- to large-sized spiders are native to tropical South America, and are usually brown in color, with pinkish or orangish-red hairs.
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. ... Grammostola grossa (Ausserer, 1871) - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina;
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. [2] As of December 2023, 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. [3] The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although many other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas" or "false tarantulas".
The Chilean rose tarantula (Grammostola rosea), also known as the rose hair tarantula, the Chilean fire tarantula, or the Chilean red-haired tarantula (depending on the color morph), is probably the most common species of tarantula available in American and European pet stores today, due to the large number of wild-caught specimens exported cheaply from their native Chile into the pet trade.
Grammostola aureostriata One of the larger species of tarantula , the Chaco golden knee ( Grammostola pulchripes ), formerly known as Grammostola aureostriata , [ 1 ] can be expected to reach between 20 and 22 cm (8.5 in).
The genus Tapinauchenius was erected by Anton Ausserer in 1871 for the species Tapinauchenius plumipes, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1842 in the genus Mygale and then moved by him to the genus Eurypelma. [1] [3] As of February 2022 it contains nine species, found only in South America and the Caribbean: [1]
Year that the species was first scientifically described. Pages in category "Spiders described in 1871" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.