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From:Robin Leech (rob@NAIT.AB.CA)
Date:Aug 4, 1995 5:20:30 pm
List:edu.ku.nhm.mailman.taxacom

If by "American" you include North and South America, then yes, collectors do have an impact on Theraphosidae. Witness EURYPELMA SMITHI, the Mexican Red-Legged (or Red-Kneed) tarantual, the only spider listed in CITES.

In the U.S. of A., in Texas in particular, I believe that more members of this family are lost by being squished on the highways than collectors ever thought of collecting.

Robin Leech