Kingdom Animalia Class Arachnida Family Theraphosidae Genus Bumba Order Spider | Subphylum Chelicerata Infraorder Mygalomorphae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Aleiodes shakirae, Jaggermeryx, Agra schwarzeneggeri, Theraphosinae, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi | ||
Bumba lennoni is a species of tarantula found in 2015 in Caxiuanã National Forest. It is about one inch long, small for a tarantula but is closely related to the largest spider in the world.
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Origins
This spider lives in northern Brazil, and is named after John Lennon "the legendary creator of The Beatles, who contributed to make this world a gentler place".
Like all tarantulas, the lennon tarantula's ancestors diverged from a common ancestor with the normal, web-spinning spider perhaps 350 million years ago.
Biology
Though very small (about 1 inch), this tarantula shares its genus with relatively large b. horrida, with a five inch legspan, and has many traits that imply it is closely related to Theraphosa blondi the Goliath birdeater spider, largest known extant spider species
