Avicularia merianae is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Peru. It was first described in 2017. [1] It is named after the Dutch-German naturalist and painter Maria Sibylla Merian, in recognition of her studies on tarantulas.

2024年5月28日 · The Avicularia merianae plays a crucial role in the ecosystem as a natural pest controller. These tarantulas hunt nocturnally, preying on various insects, helping to maintain a balance in their arboreal habitats.

2017年3月7日 · Brazilian taxonomists have discovered and described three new species of the ‘bird-eating’ tarantula genus Avicularia from Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.

2018年1月7日 · TMK Avicularia sp. "Colombia" is a variant of purpurea. Avicularia merianae is a sister species of purpurea. Very similar not only from a taxonomy stand point but also in behavior, size, growth and looks.

2017年3月9日 · In a new paper published in the open-access journal ZooKeys, researchers cleaned house on the genus Avicularia, a group of hairy tarantula spiders that was, in the words of lead study author...

Avicularia synapomorphies are juveniles bearing black tarsi contrasting with other lighter articles; spermathecae with an accentuated outwards curvature medially, and male palpal bulb with embolus medial portion and tegulum’s margin form an acute angle in retrolateral view.

Avicularia merianae is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae, found in Peru. It was first described in 2017. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicularia_merianae, CC BY-SA 3.0 .