Ornithoctonus hainana

Tags: Arachnid.

Ornithoctonus hainana commonly known as Chinese bird spider is a species of venomous tarantulas belonging to a family of Theraphosidae. They produce a venom that contains a group of neurotoxic peptides called hainantoxins.

class: Arachnid
family: Tarantula, Ornithoctoninae
genus: Ornithoctonus
kingdom: Animal
order: Spider, Mygalomorphae
phylum: Arthropod
synonym: Ornithoctonus hainanum (Liang et al. 1999), Selenocosmia hainana (Liang et al. 1999)

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