Changes: Lycosa tarantula

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Lycosa tarantula was the scientific name for a species of spider that originated from Spain on Earth. Some were known to be kept as pets. At some point, a number of tarantulas of this type were taken to the planet Titus IV.

Miles O'Brien kept a tarantula named "Christina" as a pet in the early 2360s while he served aboard the USS Enterprise-D. Though Chief O'Brien was once afraid of spiders, he took her in as a pet after almost stepping on her on Titus IV. He once showed Christina to Lieutenant Barclay, who wasn't particularly fond of it. (TNG: "Realm of Fear")

The spider shown in the episode is not in fact a Lycosa tarantula, but a Brachypelma smithi, a species of true tarantula from Mexico. Lycosas are wolf spiders, and not actually tarantulas. Tarantulas fall into the family Theraphosidae.

It should be noted that Christina was never seen, nor mentioned during the entire run of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or any other time than "Realm of Fear" on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

External link

Lycosa tarantula at Wikipedia

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-[[Image:Christina.jpg|thumb|''Brachypelma smithi incorrectly called a Lycosa tarantula''. ([[2368]])]]
+[[File:Christina.jpg|thumb|A ''Lycosa tarantula'' ([[2369]])]]
-'''''Lycosa tarantula''''' is the scientific name for a species of [[spider]] that originates from [[Spain]] on [[Earth]]. Some have been known to be kept as pets. At some point, a number of tarantulas of this type were taken to the planet [[Titus IV]].
+'''''Lycosa tarantula''''' was the [[science|scientific]] name for a [[species]] of [[spider]] that originated from [[Spain]] on [[Earth]]. Some were known to be kept as [[pet]]s. At some point, a number of tarantulas of this type were taken to the [[planet]] [[Titus IV]].
-[[Miles O'Brien]] kept a tarantula named "[[Christina]]" as a pet in the early [[2360s]] while he served aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise'']]. Though [[Chief]] O'Brien was once afraid of spiders, he took her in as a pet after almost stepping on her on Titus IV. He once showed Christina to [[Lieutenant]] [[Reginald Barclay|Barclay]], who wasn't particularly fond of it. ([[TNG]]: "[[Realm of Fear]]")
+[[Miles O'Brien]] kept a tarantula named "[[Christina]]" as a pet in the early [[2360s]] while he served aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. Though [[Chief]] O'Brien was once afraid of spiders, he took her in as a pet after almost stepping on her on Titus IV. He once showed Christina to [[Lieutenant]] [[Reginald Barclay|Barclay]], who wasn't particularly fond of it. ({{TNG|Realm of Fear}})
+{{bginfo|The spider shown in the episode is not in fact a ''Lycosa tarantula'', but a ''{{w|Mexican redknee tarantula|Brachypelma smithi}}'', a species of true tarantula from Mexico. Lycosas are wolf spiders, and not actually tarantulas. Tarantulas fall into the family ''Theraphosidae''.|It should be noted that Christina was never seen, nor mentioned during the entire run of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' or any other time than "Realm of Fear" on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]].}}
+== External link ==
-:''The spider shown in the episode is not in fact a '''''Lycosa tarantula''''', but a Brachypelma smithi, a species of true tarantula from Mexico. Lycosas are wolf spiders, and not actually tarantulas. Tarantulas fall into the family Theraphosidae.''
+* {{wikipedia-title|Lycosa tarantula}}
-:''It should be noted that Christina was never seen, nor mentioned during the entire run of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' or any other time than "Realm of Fear" on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
-==External links==
-* {{wikipedia|Lycosa tarentula}}
+[[de:Vogelspinne]]
 [[Category:Animals]]
-[[de:Vogelspinne]]