Dwarf tarantula


Dwarf tarantulas, also known as sheet funnel-web spiders, are a type of spider from the family Mecicobothriidae. Dwarf tarantulas are one of several families of the suborder Mygalomorphae; this larger group also includes the true tarantulas.

Description

Dwarf tarantulas, as the name indicates, appear very similar to tarantulas, but are physically much smaller. Many specimens are smaller than 1 cm in length, and the largest in the family are rarely bigger than 2 cm. The spiders, like all Mygalomorphae, have downward pointing fangs; dwarf tarantulas also have long spinnerets.

Genera

, this family includes one genus and two species:
Mecicobothrium Holmberg, 1882Mecicobothrium baccai Lucas et al., 2006 – BrazilMecicobothrium thorelli Holmberg, 1882 – Argentina, Uruguay
Genera moved to other families include: