Tarantulas
Theraphosidae
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy arachnids belonging to the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of which about 900 species have been identified. This article only describes members of the Theraphosidae, although some other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas". Except in cases of anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction), no species of tarantula is dangerous to humans, and some species have become popular in the exotic pet trade.
17 branches of this family, most-observed first
Theraphosine Tarantulas
subfamilyTheraphosinae
Pinktoe Tarantulas and Allies
subfamilyAviculariinae
Southern Baboon Spiders
subfamilyHarpactirinae
Asia-Pacific Tarantulas
subfamilySelenocosmiinae
Psalmopoeine Tarantulas
subfamilyPsalmopoeinae
Ischnocoline Tarantulas
subfamilyIschnocolinae
Southeast Asian Tarantulas
subfamilyOrnithoctoninae
Eumenophorine Baboon Spiders
subfamilyEumenophorinae
Poecilotheriinae
subfamilyPoecilotheriinae
Schismatotheline Tarantulas
subfamilySchismatothelinae
Indian Large Burrowing Spiders
subfamilyThrigmopoeinae
Western Baboon Spiders
subfamilyStromatopelminae
Thalerommata
genusThalerommata
Selenogyrine Tarantulas
subfamilySelenogyrinae
Acanthopelmine Tarantulas
subfamilyAcanthopelminae
Cyrtogrammomma
genusCyrtogrammomma
Psalistops
genusPsalistops
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 47424.