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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]
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.
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 ).
This category contains articles about spiders that have an African native distribution, rather than being limited to particular regions or countries in Africa. Spiders native to Africa may also be found in categories covering larger areas: Category:Cosmopolitan spiders – spiders native worldwide
Pelinobius or the king baboon spider [citation needed] is a monotypic genus of east African tarantulas containing the single species, Pelinobius muticus. It was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1885, [ 3 ] and is found in Tanzania and Kenya .
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 ...
Dolomedes / d ɒ l ə ˈ m iː d iː z / is a genus of large spiders of the family Dolomedidae.They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders.Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States.
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