Theraphosidae

捕鳥科

Hides in silk-lined spaces among leaf litter. Theraphosids Spiders live on the ground. Some are found in trees holes. Theraphosids species are kept as pets in the United States and known as "Tarantulas" or "Bird-Eating Spiders".

Theraphosidae and several other families of primitive spiders are collectively known as "Mygalomorph Spiders".

These spiders  hairy, robust  with heavy jaws projecting forward horizontally from the cephalothorax. The fangs point backwards, instead of facing each other like a pair of pincers as in most spiders. On the underside of the abdomen are two pairs of book-lungs, whose positions are marked by four pale patches.
 

Theraphosidae

捕鳥科

Hong Kong

Singapore Tarantula (Phlogiellus inermis)

Singapore
 

Borneo Tarantula

Theraphosidae THP

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