It seems that the species name for this tarantula comes from the country in South America where it was found. However that country name is spelled Colombia, not Columbia. Does anybody know...was the misspelling of the country name done for a specific purpose or is it just a side effect of people on the internet not checking their facts?
Avic sp. Columbia
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Countries names aren't always spelled the same around the world.
Yeah? Find me a map from anywhere that has it spelled Columbia.
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It could also be a translation thing.
In Canada, we have a province called British Columbia(with a u) and in french it's "Colombie-Britannique", but the Colombia in republic of Colombia is spelled "Colombie".
In Canada, we have a province called British Columbia(with a u) and in french it's "Colombie-Britannique", but the Colombia in republic of Colombia is spelled "Colombie".
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It's a common name.... why does it matter?! I think OP forgot common names don't mean poopy!
How is that a common name? It's a genus/species name that just hasn't been fully classified. A common name would be like "Colombian green pinktoe" or something.
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Common names are kinda crazy, sceintific names are only ones I worry about.
Common names : are like Nicknames for a T (fireleg)
Common names : are like Nicknames for a T (fireleg)
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It's a common name because it's not a described tarantula with a scientific name.
Sp. = undescribed
Sp. = undescribed
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Thanks ! , sorry I dont read up on this info.
Avics are so cool , shame I only have 1 since my A versi died of a post molt injury. A bad molt
I never missed a T so much R>IP versi
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You're welcome. 
Ah, thanks. I knew it was undescribed, just didn't know that meant it was still considered a common name. Was thinking that since it was as close as we could come right now to a scientific name that it would be considered its current scientific name.
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A versi was so easy to raise though, Ill prob get more someday. And more Pokies.
I might start collecting aboreals more , Pokies and Avics are prob my favorite. P cambrigei also but both mine were males, R.I.P
I already got so many Large Terrestrials, dono if I need many more. Or if they will fit in my small room 13'x 12.5' .You're welcome.
I might start collecting aboreals more , Pokies and Avics are prob my favorite. P cambrigei also but both mine were males, R.I.P
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Nice catch purvl. I myself have overlooked the spelling of the country of Colombia for years and will change my labels to the correct spelling.
Finally one last point for clarity regarding the technically more accurate meaning of sp. in a name such as Avicularia sp. Colombia. Have a quick look at Alphonopelma TX's response in the post "Species That Sp.'s Originate From?" on the same page in this forum. We often say sp. = undescribed, but it's true that sp. = unidentified--according to the person who is using the name. An example might be that A. sp. Colombia is actually a described species, but the person who found A. sp. Colombia doesn't know that yet. Thus Iridopelma sp. Recife = Iridopelma hirsutum (Pocock, 1901).
I think Protectyaaaneck has a point here though. If you look at a German map of South America, the country Colombia is spelled Kolumbien. Typically country names are translated into English when the spiders make it to the US. Perhaps others have made the oversight you pointed out and kept the 'u' while changing the 'K' to C.'
Finally one last point for clarity regarding the technically more accurate meaning of sp. in a name such as Avicularia sp. Colombia. Have a quick look at Alphonopelma TX's response in the post "Species That Sp.'s Originate From?" on the same page in this forum. We often say sp. = undescribed, but it's true that sp. = unidentified--according to the person who is using the name. An example might be that A. sp. Colombia is actually a described species, but the person who found A. sp. Colombia doesn't know that yet. Thus Iridopelma sp. Recife = Iridopelma hirsutum (Pocock, 1901).
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A bit close-minded, no? I can't tell you who named this species "Columbia", but I can tell you that I've seen the name spelled "Columbia", "Colombia", and "Kolombien". Believe it or not, other cultures and other languages besides the U.S.A. and English do exist on this earth. While I can't find which language is responsible for spelling it with a u, here are a few examples of countries being spelled differently than what you're used to (just in case you don't believe me).
https://www.google.com/search?q=map...r=1#tbm=isch&q=columbia&imgrc=fnXaQXHlWeeNNM:
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-maps/spanish.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/worldmap/german.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/worldmap/russian.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/worldmap/dutch.html
http://www.mapsofindia.com/worldmap/arabic.html