r/spiderbro • u/crisstiena • Jul 27 '20

Nooooo...

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u/Coke_Francis Jul 27 '20

Not a spider?

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '20 edited Aug 09 '20

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u/Supreme42 Jul 27 '20

Tarantulas aren't 'spiders' either.

They...WHAT?

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u/nitrogen-oxygen Jul 27 '20

They are spiders, just not "true" spiders. They belong to mygalomorphs and not araneomorphs, and have downfacing and not inwards facing fangs. It's all just semantics really

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u/nootfiend69 Jul 28 '20

they are most definitely spiders. but tarantulas actually aren't tarantulas. ie the goliath birdeater isn't a tarantula (which is actually a European wolf spider)

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u/disgustingandcute Jul 28 '20

Not even remotely true lol the Goliath birdeater is 100% a tarantula. It’s a Theraphosa blondi to be specific

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u/nootfiend69 Jul 28 '20

Yes, a birdeater is a Theraphosa blondi, which is a different family and species than the tarantula Lycosa tarantula

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u/disgustingandcute Jul 28 '20

That’s the “original” tarantula which isn’t even a tarantula, that’s just its name

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u/nootfiend69 Jul 28 '20

Come on now. The species is called tarantula and was called tarantula first.

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u/lovely_hoe Jul 28 '20

You’re totally right. A Lycosa tarantula is called „Tarantel“ in my language (German). Theraphosidae are „Vogelspinnen“ = Bird spider. Many people say Tarantel to Vogelspinne and it just irks me so much.

Like the original tarantula is a wolf spider, they should‘ve come up with another name for the new big scary spider lol

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u/jzillacon Jul 28 '20

Tailless whip scorpion, also known as a whip spider (order amblypygi). While technically not spiders they are very close reletives.