Dwarf tarantula

Dwarf tarantulas, as the name indicates, appear very similar to tarantulas, but are physically much smaller. Many specimens are smaller than 1 cm in length, and the largest in the family are rarely bigger than 2 cm. The spiders, like all Mygalomorphae, have downward pointing fangs; dwarf tarantulas also have long spinnerets. ==Genera==

, this family includes one genus and two species: Mecicobothrium Holmberg, 1882 • Mecicobothrium baccai Lucas et al., 2006 – Brazil • Mecicobothrium thorelli Holmberg, 1882 – Argentina, Uruguay Genera moved to other families include: • Hexura Simon, 1884 → Antrodiaetidae • Hexurella Gertsch & Platnick, 1979 → Hexurellidae • Megahexura Kaston, 1972 → Megahexuridae ==See also==