Avicularia merianae

Avicularia merianae

Classification

Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae

Avicularia merianae is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Peru. It was first described in 2017. It is named after the Dutch-German naturalist and painter Maria Sibylla Merian, in recognition of her studies on tarantulas.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 22

Sources and credits

Photo(c) P. Coxhead, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionAvicularia merianae, Wikipedia contributors

Avicularia merianae

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