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Tawny Dwarf Tarantula
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Tawny Dwarf Tarantula

Megahexura fulva

Megahexura is a genus of spiders in the family Mecicobothriidae, with the sole species Megahexura fulva. Native to the United States, the spiders build an exposed sheet web with a funnel-shaped retreat in holes and crevices along ravine banks.

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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 489163.