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Giant Daddy-long-legs Spider

Artema atlanta

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Pholcidae

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 and South Africa. With a body length of 8–11 mm, it is the largest pholcid in the world.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 66Brazil · 47Mexico · 23France · 2Paraguay · 1