- carapace
- the hard shell on the top of the tarantula's head
- CB
- Captive Bred, meaning the tarantula was bred by a tarantula keeper / breeder rather than being caught in the wild (see WC)
- chelicera
- a spider's "fangs"
- invertebrate
- literally means no spine
- invertebrates do not have an internal skeleton, they have an exoskeleton
- invertebrates do not have an internal skeleton, they have an exoskeleton
- epigastric furrow
- this is the pocket in which the female spider receives the males sperm during mating
- exoskeleton
- thick hide or shell of an invertebrate creature
- exuvium
- the empty shell left after a spider molts
- opisthosoma
- the rear segment of a tarantula
- also referred to as the abdomen
- also referred to as the abdomen
- pedipalp
- front leg-like appendages on the tarantula, they are shorter than the legs
on mature males, they are bulbous at the tips and are used to hold sperm for mating
- prosoma
- the forward or front segment of a tarantula
- also referred to as the head
- also referred to as the head
- sling
- short for spiderling
- spiderling
- a very young spider
- tibial spurs
- hooks on the underside of the tibia (long segment) of the front pair of legs and are used to hold off the female during mating
- WC
- Wild Caught, meaning that the tarantula was caught in the wild rather than being Captive Bred (CB).
Tarantula Term Glossary
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