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Iridopelma
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Iridopelma

Iridopelma is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), native to Brazil. It is characterized by very hairy legs and a bright red body with black markings.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Amazon Ribbed Tarantula

speciesIridopelma hirsutum

Bahia Purple Red Tarantula

speciesIridopelma zorodes

Iridopelma vanini

speciesIridopelma vanini

Iridopelma katiae

speciesIridopelma katiae

Iridopelma marcoi

speciesIridopelma marcoi

Iridopelma oliveirai

speciesIridopelma oliveirai

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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 421507.