Tags: Arachnid.
Chinese bird spider is an English name given to several species of old-world tarantulas which are found in the China and Vietnam. The spider also known in English as the earth tiger is currently classified in the genus Haplopelma. Previously different species have been variously classified as Ornithoctonus huwena (虎紋捕鳥蛛 hǔ wén bǔ nǐao zhū tiger striped bird capturing spider) Selenocosmia huwena and Haplopelma hainanum (Hai nan refers to Hainan Island).