The king baboon spider is the sole species in the genus Pelinobius, a large tarantula native to Tanzania, Kenya, and Zimbabwe in east Africa. It was first described by the German arachnologist Ferdinand Karsch in 1885.
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Source Wikipedia: King baboon spider
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
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1. Wikipedia: King baboon spider
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q139256 (P225 taxon name)
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They live in the shrublands and grasslands of east Africa, often using vegetation as a protective cover for their burrows.
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They live in the shrublands and grasslands of east Africa, often using vegetation as a protective cover for their burrows.
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Wikidata: King Baboon Spider
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