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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.
Leucorchestris arenicola, commonly called the dancing white lady spider, is a huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae and genus Leucorchestris. It is commonly found in the Namib desert of Namibia. It is often mistaken with the similarly named Carparachne aureoflava, or more commonly known as the wheel spider from the same location.
The Goliath birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) belongs to the tarantula family Theraphosidae.Found in northern South America, it is the largest spider in the world by mass (175 g (6.2 oz)) and body length (up to 13 cm (5.1 in)), and second to the giant huntsman spider by leg span. [1]
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They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to as wood spiders, because of their preference for woody places (forests, mine shafts, woodpiles, wooden shacks). In southern Africa the genus Palystes are known as rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders. [4]
A close-up view of a giant Joro spider seen in Japan on Nov. 5, 2022. ... Joro spiders were first found in the U.S. in Georgia in 2014, but experts believe that the invasive species may have ...
The giant, venomous arachnid was spotted in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood. ... While Joro spiders are venomous, they are afraid of people and rarely bite, according to Penn State Extension ...
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]