Two species of New World theraphosid; Theraphosa leblondi from French Guiana, and
Megaphobema sp. from Ecuador incorporate abdominal setae into silk constructs …

Like all spiders, tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) synthesize silk in specialized glands and
extrude it from spinnerets on their abdomen. In one species of large tarantula, Aphonopelma …

Brachypelma vagas belongs to a genus of tarantulas protected against illegal trading. Its
distribution range is in Mesoamerica. The spiderlings remain together in the maternal …

Urticating setae are exclusive to New World tarantulas and are found in approximately 90%
of the New World species. Six morphological types have been proposed and, in several …

Theraphosid spiders of the genus Ephebopus Simon possess a distinctive pad of hairs on
the distal prolateral surface of the pedipalpal femur. Captive specimens were observed to …

The tarantula genus Ephebopus is exceptional with respect to its urticating hairs: they are
located on the palps rather than on the abdomen, as is the rule for other Neotropical …

The release of urticating hairs by five species in three genera of Aviculariinae spiders is
described. In contrast to other Theraphosidae spiders which shed urticating hairs, in these …

The presence of urticating hairs as a taran? tula defense mechanism is so far restricted to
the New World Theraphosidae. The irritation caused by these hairs has been known since …

Orb-webs constructed by members of the spider family Araneidae are composed of sticky
and non-sticky threads deposited in a stereotypic fashion. This study examines how …

Theraphosid tarantulas, like all other spiders, secrete silk from spigots on the abdominal
spinnerets. A few years ago, it was proposed that the large tarantula Aphonopelma …