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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]
Stegodyphus dumicola, commonly known as the African social spider, is a species of spider of the family Eresidae, or the velvet spider family. It is native to Central and southern Africa . This spider is one of three Stegodyphus spiders that lives a social lifestyle ( S. lineatus , S. mimosarum , and S. dumicola ).
Nephila spiders vary from reddish to greenish yellow in color with distinctive whiteness on the cephalothorax and the beginning of the abdomen. Like many species of the superfamily Araneoidea, most of them have striped legs specialized for weaving (where their tips point inward, rather than outward as is the case with many wandering spiders).
Artema atlanta is a species of spider of the family Pholcidae with a pantropical distribution. It is commonly known as the giant daddy-long-legs spider , in Australia [ 2 ] and South Africa. [ 3 ] With a body length of 8–11 mm, it is the largest pholcid in the world.
Image credits: Chester Zoo “Ten years ago we helped release THOUSANDS of GIANT spiders back into the UK!” read the zoo’s social media post last week. “The fen raft spiders were bred right ...
The giant, venomous arachnid was spotted in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. ... Mount Vernon Street resident Sally Rogers shared photos of the big black and yellow spider in its web with WBZ-TV ...
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]
This spider is a common but often uncomfortable sight and has been dominating populations around the Palmetto State. This giant yellow spider may be in your SC yard lurking overhead. Here’s what ...