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Bistriopelma
Sign in to saveBistriopelma is a genus of spider, being a theraphosine theraphosid (tarantula).
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTheraphosidae
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Bistriopelma is a genus of spider, being a theraphosine theraphosid (tarantula).
==Etymology== The generic name Bistriopelma comes from the Latin bi- meaning "two" and strio meaning "stripe". This refers to the dorsolateral urticating patches of which there are two, both of which have a stripe of thick hair.
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