Acanthoscurria natalensis is a dark-brown species of ground dwelling tarantula native to the northeastern area of Brazil.[1] This species is almost identical to the species Acanthoscurria chacoana and can be differentiated from it because A. natalensis has a longer embolus, the part of male tarantulas that transfers sperm to the females. The other difference between these species is the lesser developed keels in A. natalensis.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoscurria |
| Species: | A. natalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917
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References
edit- ^ "Natal Brown Birdeater (Acanthoscurria natalensis)".
- ^ Lucas, Sylvia M.; Gonzalez Filho, Hector M. O.; Paula, Felipe dos S.; Gabriel, Ray; Brescovit, Antonio D. (August 2011). "Redescription and new distribution records of Acanthoscurria natalensis (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae)". Zoologia (Curitiba). 28 (4): 525–530. doi:10.1590/S1984-46702011000400015. ISSN 1984-4670.
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