Order Spider | ||
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Similar Microstigmatidae, Austrochilidae, Paratropididae, Antrodiaetidae, Senoculidae | ||
Mm dwarf tarantula c elegans
Dwarf tarantulas, also known as sheet funnel-web spiders are a type of spider from the family Mecicobothriidae. Dwarf tarantulas are one of several families of the sub-order Mygalomorphae; this larger group also includes the true tarantulas.
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Philippine dwarf tarantula
Description
Dwarf tarantulas, as the name indicates, appear like other species of tarantula, but are physically much smaller. Many specimens are smaller than 1 cm in length, and the largest in the family are seldom larger than 2 cm. The spiders, like all Mygalomorphae, have downward pointing fangs; dwarf tarantulas also have long spinnerets.
Classification
There are currently only 4 recognized genera and 9 recognized species in this family. These are:
Hexura Simon, 1884
Hexurella Gertsch & Platnick, 1979
Mecicobothrium Holmberg, 1882
Megahexura Kaston, 1972