![]() ![]() It is derived from the Latin word ante meaning "before" or "in front of". Usually the end directed forwards when the animal is moving normally. Situated at, relatively near to, or concerning or facing the front. The main ones being anterior, posterior, retrolateral, prolateral, medial, proximal and distal.Īnterior. Later on we will look at some of these parts in more detail.īefore looking into various body parts in more depth it is probably best to get to grips with some basic anatomical directions. You have probably seen loads of examples of these in books or online so you should already be familiar with most of the body parts labelled. ![]() To begin with we will start with the basic anatomy of a tarantula. So because there was no other books of their kind readily available at the time (in English anyway), I decided to knock up this guide. Unfortunately, when I originally wrote this guide back in 2010 for a now defunct tarantula forum, all three books had been out of print for a number of years and on the odd occasion that they did crop up on sites such as ebay, they were usually going for a ridiculous sum of money like £250. Normally I would suggest to anyone interested in this sort of thing to seek out copies of Andrew Smith's excellent books, The Tarantula Classification and Identification Guide, Baboon Spiders Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East or Tarantula Spiders Tarantulas of the USA and Mexico. The aim of this guide is to simply try and give you a better understanding of the various taxonomic terms and spider anatomy that are used in description papers and articles. The Beginners Guide to Understanding Theraphosid Taxonomy ![]()
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