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    Saager. Psalmopoeus irminia are unique in their striking black coloration paired with vibrant orange chevron and leg markings. Like other Psalmopoeus, this...
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    Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock, 1895 (type species) – Trinidad and Tobago Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus Pocock, 1903 – Colombia and Ecuador Psalmopoeus emeraldus...
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    Psalmopoeus cambridgei, the Trinidad chevron tarantula, is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, endemic to Trinidad. Its venom is the source...
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    Psalmopoeus victori, the Mexican half & half or Darth Maul tarantula, is a species of tarantula endemic to the moist forests of Veracruz, Mexico, although...
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    Psalmopoeus pulcher, also known by its common name Panama blonde tarantula, is a species of spider from the genus Psalmopoeus. Psalmopoeus pulcher is a...
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    Psalmopoeus reduncus also known as the Costa Rican orange mouth tarantula, as its common name implies it is found in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua...
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    depend on that mechanism both in hunting and defence. Chelicerae of Psalmopoeus cambridgei When a spider bites, the two parts of the chelicerae come...
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    mortality. The vanillotoxin-containing venom of a certain tarantula species (Psalmopoeus cambridgei) activates the same pathway of pain as is activated by capsaicin...
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    Schmidt in 2003 included Iridopelma in Avicularia, but added Ephebopus and Psalmopoeus to the subfamily. Authors from 2008 onwards have included a wider range...
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  • (type) - Venezuela Psalmopoeus Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 Psalmopoeus cambridgei Pocock, 1895 (type) - Trinidad, possibly Malaysia Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus...
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    1923 – Brazil, Colombia Psalistops Simon, 1889 - Colombia and Venezuela Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 – Trinidad, South America, Central America, Mexico Psednocnemis...
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    VaTx2, and VaTx3) are neurotoxins found in the venom of the tarantula Psalmopoeus cambridgei. They act as agonists for the transient receptor potential...
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    Psalmotoxin (PcTx1) is a spider toxin from the venom of the Trinidad tarantula Psalmopoeus cambridgei. It selectively blocks Acid Sensing Ion Channel 1-a (ASIC1a)...
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    variety of invertebrates, including large spiders, such as the tarantulas Psalmopoeus irminia and Epicadus. The park also has a wide variety of reptiles and...
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    and viewing angle. They are relatively small compared to sister genus Psalmopoeus, averaging about 4 to 4.5 inches (100 to 110 mm) long. They lack urticating...
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    in houses at the forest edge such as the Trinidad chevron tarantula (Psalmopoeus cambridgei), as well as the Trinidad dwarf tarantula (Cyriocosmus elegans)...
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    taxonômica e análise cladística dos gêneros de tarântulas arborícolas Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1985 e Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae:...
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    urticating setae pad on the prolateral distal femur of the palp, and from Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 and Amazonius Cifuentes and Bertani, 2022 by lacking a maxillary...
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    as interacting with ASICs: PcTx1, from the South American tarantula Psalmopoeus cambridgei; APETx2, from the sea anemone Anthopleura elegantissima; and...
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    was identified as a peptide toxin from the South American tarantula Psalmopoeus Cambridge. When PcTX1 was administered within the basolateral amygdala...
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