VerbarMygale
prop. n.
A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family Ctenizidae , having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider ( Mygale avicularia ), and the crab spider, or matoutou ( Mygale cancerides ) are among the largest species. They are also called trapdoor spiders . Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas , as the Texas tarantula ( Mygale Hentzii ).
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