Artema atlanta | |
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A. atlanta from Barrow Island, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Pholcidae |
Genus: | Artema |
Species: | A. atlanta
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Binomial name | |
Artema atlanta
Walckenaer, 1837
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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. [4]
Specimens of both sexes have a body length of 8–11 mm. [5] Their first pair of legs is roughly 6.5 times the length of the body. [5]
A. atlanta can be found in all tropical regions, such as the Seychelles, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam [5] and Brazil. [6] It can be found on every continent (apart from Antarctica). [6] It has been introduced into Belgium ( Antwerp), [1] and North America, where (as of 2009) colonies can be found in southern Arizona and southeastern California in the United States. [4] Two spiders were found in a shipping container which arrived in England in 2004. [6] It is suggested that the species originates from the Old World, although it was first described from Brazil. [6]
Artema atlanta | |
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A. atlanta from Barrow Island, Western Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Pholcidae |
Genus: | Artema |
Species: | A. atlanta
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Binomial name | |
Artema atlanta
Walckenaer, 1837
[1]
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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. [4]
Specimens of both sexes have a body length of 8–11 mm. [5] Their first pair of legs is roughly 6.5 times the length of the body. [5]
A. atlanta can be found in all tropical regions, such as the Seychelles, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam [5] and Brazil. [6] It can be found on every continent (apart from Antarctica). [6] It has been introduced into Belgium ( Antwerp), [1] and North America, where (as of 2009) colonies can be found in southern Arizona and southeastern California in the United States. [4] Two spiders were found in a shipping container which arrived in England in 2004. [6] It is suggested that the species originates from the Old World, although it was first described from Brazil. [6]