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N. komaci females are the largest Nephila yet discovered. Displaying sexual size dimorphism commonly observed in various species of spiders, the size of a male reaches a leg span of only about 2.5 centimetres, with a body length of about 9 mm, [3] roughly one fifth of that of a female. [2]
Members of Ancylometes are among the largest araneomorph spiders, with a typical body length of 1.5 to 4 cm (0.59 to 1.57 in).They are sometimes referred to as "giant fishing spiders" to distinguish them from Dolomedes, a genus of smaller spiders also called "fishing spiders".
Mongolarachne is an extinct genus of spiders placed in the monogeneric family Mongolarachnidae.The genus contains only one species, Mongolarachne jurassica, described in 2013, which is presently the largest fossilized spider on record. [1]
Cyrtophora citricola, also known as the tropical tent-web spider, is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in Asia , Africa , Australia , Costa Rica , Hispaniola , Colombia , and Southern Europe and in 2000, it was discovered in Florida .
Stegodyphus dumicola can be found in Southwestern regions of Africa. [3] [6] This spider is frequently found in areas of Namibia except the Namib Desert. They specifically reside in mesic to semi-arid woodlands of the hot and dry thornbush country. In the savanna, the temperature of nests can exceed forty degrees Celsius. [4]
Macrothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Macrothelidae, and was first described by A. Ausserer in 1871. [3] Most of the species in the genus occur in Asia, from India to Japan, and Java, with five found in Africa, and two in Europe. [1]
The common rain spider (Palystes superciliosus), formerly P. natalius, [1] is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. [2] It is the most common and widespread species in the genus Palystes . [ 3 ]
As of November 2024 it contains fifty-six species and two subspecies, found in southern Africa: [1] Stasimopus artifex Pocock, 1902 – South Africa; Stasimopus astutus Pocock, 1902 – South Africa; Stasimopus bimaculatus Purcell, 1903 – South Africa; Stasimopus brevipalpis Purcell, 1903 – South Africa