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Bengal Spotted Ornamental Tarantula
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IUCN EN · Endangered

Bengal Spotted Ornamental Tarantula

Poecilotheria miranda

Poecilotheria miranda, also known as the Bengal ornamental, is a species of tarantula. The species is endemic to India.

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Range & habitat

Endemic to India, this tiger spider is the least observed from all. They are known only from Chhota Nagpur region.

Wikipedia: “Distribution”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 109922.