Bumba horrida
Bumba horrida is a medium-large species of tarantula (about five inches) found in northern Brazil, like the three other species in its small genus. It is thought to be rather shy, and was discovered relatively recently.
| Bumba horrida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Bumba |
| Species: | B. horrida |
| Binomial name | |
| Bumba horrida (Schmidt, 1994) | |
Natural history
Like all tarantulas, the horrida's ancestors diverged from a common ancestor with the normal, web-spinning spider perhaps 350 million years ago.
This spider is shares its genus to the tiny (inch long) b. lennoni, the John Lennon tarantula, and has many traits that imply it is closely related to Theraphosa blondi the Goliath birdeater spider, largest known extant spider species[1]
References
- New Tarantula (Not Beetle) Named After John Lennon
Though not particularly large—its body is about 1.3 inches (34 millimeters) wide—the newfound arachnid belongs to the same family as the dinner-plate-size Theraphosa blondi, the world's largest spider.
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