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Mygale Myg"a*le, n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of very large hairy spiders 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 (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M. Hentzii).
Mygale Hentzii
Tarantula Ta*ran"tu*la, n.; pl. E. Tarantulas, L. Tarantul[ae]. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species (Tarantula apuli[ae]). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also tarentula.] Tarantula killer, a very large wasp (Pompilus formosus), which captures the Texan tarantula (Mygale Hentzii) and places it in its nest as food for its young, after paralyzing it by a sting.

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- Look up Hentz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hentz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Caroline Lee Hentz (1800–1856), American...
- Volleyball Federation. Hentz was born to Mike and Kerin Hentz and grew up in Lakeside Park, Kentucky. She is the oldest of four siblings. Hentz began playing volleyball...
- Hypsoblennius hentz, commonly known as the feather blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found on coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean. This species...
- used to describe the species by French arachnologist Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, who described the spider as being, "very bold, often jumping on the hand...
- Charles Hentz (born March 17, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5" forward from Arkansas AM&N College, Hentz was the 6th...
- Caroline Lee Whiting Hentz (June 1, 1800, Lancaster, M****achusetts – February 11, 1856, Marianna, Florida) was an American novelist and author, most noted...
- communities and in Mexico. Its common names include Hentz orbweaver (after Nicholas Marcellus Hentz), spotted orbweaver, and barn spider. The name "barn...
- Nicholas Marcellus Hentz (July 25, 1797 – November 4, 1856) was a French American educator and arachnologist. Hentz was born in Versailles, France. He...
- Nicholas Charles Arnould Hentz (5 June 1753, Metz, France – after 1 July 1830, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a French revolutionary and politician....
- asotus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 – United States, Mexico Phidippus audax (Hentz, 1845) – North America, introduced in Hawaii, Nicobar Islands Phidippus...