Spatial distribution, burrow morphology, phenology, defensive displays and predation of two
theraphosid spiders living in meadows were studied in Uruguay. Exhaustive field studies …

Brachypelma, a genus of nine endangered tarantula species in Mexico, is the only group of
spiders included in Appendix II of CITES, owing to habitat degradation and illegal trafficking …

INTRODUCTION: In early August 1996, a large black spider with red hairs on its abdomen
was collected by citrus grove workers in St. Lucie County, Florida, west of Ft. Pierce. The …

Despite their general notoriety and popularity as pets, little is known of the behavioural
ecology of 'tarantulas' or theraphosid spiders. We studied a theraphosid of the Arizona …

Studies were conducted on various aspects of the natural history and behavioural ecology of
Aphonopelma hentzi from the Chihuahuan Desert. In this spider there is strong sexual …

A new species of tarantula, Psalmopoeus victori sp. nov.(Araneae, Theraphosidae,
Aviculariinae) is described from Veracruz, Mexico. It is the first arboreal species described in …

The new genus Agnostopelma Pérez-Miles & Weinmann is proposed for the type species A.
tota n. sp. and A. gardel n. sp. from Boyacá, Colombia. Agnostopelma build shelters under …

Aspects of the behavior of the theraphosid spider Pachistopelma rufonigrum, in two species
of tank bromeliads in an area with white sands in the Serra de Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil, are …

A new monotypic genus of Theraphosidae is described from Colombia: Aguapanela Perafán
& Cifuentes gen. nov. with only the type species Aguapanela arvi Perafán, Cifuentes & …

Grammostola schulzei (Schmidt 1994) comprises a medium-bodied tarantula. Recently the
species was found in Sierra de la Ventana, Buenos Aires, Argentina, where it lives in …