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Acanthopelma
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Acanthopelma

Acanthopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas). It is the only genus in the Acanthopelminae subfamily. The genus has two species, Acanthopelma beccarii in Guyana and Acanthopelma rufescens in Central America.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Acanthopelma rufescens

speciesAcanthopelma rufescens

Acanthopelma beccarii

speciesAcanthopelma beccarii

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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 421469.