Theraphosoidea

Theraphosoidea
young Avicularia metallica, Theraphosidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Superfamily: Theraphosoidea
Families

Theraphosidae
Paratropididae

Diversity
2 families, 905 species

The Theraphosoidea are a superfamily of mygalomorph spiders. They contain two families of spiders:

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