Stromatopelma fumigatum
Stromatopelma fumigatum is a species of spider in the tarantula family, Theraphosidae, endemic to Río Muni.[1]
| Stromatopelma fumigatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Stromatopelma |
| Species: | S. fumigatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Stromatopelma fumigatum | |
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Diagnosis
Stromatopelma fumigatum is characterized by the labio-sternal mound (i.e. small "bumps") arrangement: six mounds on the edge of the sternum, the anterior one being largest, and the median being the smallest. Even though the anterior mound is still the largest, it is smaller than in other species.[2]
Behavior
Stromatopelma fumigatum, like all stromatopelmine gerena, are famously aggressive, therefore are rarely kept as pets. They are arboreal, living in palm trees mainly, which provide shade from the sun in the flat plains of west Africa, and are highly territorial, showing a high amount of cannibalism.[3]
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References
- "Taxon details Stromatopelma fumigatum (Pocock, 1899)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- Smith, A.M. (1990). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. London: Fitzgerald Publishing. p. 61.
- Charpentier, P. (1996). "The palm tree spiders of the genus Stromatopelma". Exothermae Magazine. 1: 3–20.
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