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Paloma Dwarf Tarantula
Aphonopelma paloma
Aphonopelma paloma, or the Paloma dwarf, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae. With a leg span that hovers around 5 cm, it is by far the smallest known theraphosid.
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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 501070.