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Similar Grammostola grossa, Acanthoscurria musculosa, Acanthoscurria antillensis, Avicularia bicegoi, Citharacanthus | ||
Grammostola actaeon is a New World spider also known as the Brazilian Redrump or the Brazilian Wooly Black. It is commonly found in southern Brazil and parts of Uruguay and is remarkably similar to Grammostola gigantea and Grammostola iheringi. It was first identified in 1903 by British zoologist R.I Pocock.
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