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Cave Spider

Meta menardi

Classification

Order
Araneae

Meta menardi, the European cave spider, is a long-jawed orb-weaving spider (family Tetragnathidae). It is also known as the orbweaving cave spider and the cave orbweaver. Habitat They have a natural range extending from Scandinavia to North Africa and from Europe to Korea; there are also transplanted populations as far apart as Japan and Madagascar.

Distribution

Jeroen Hoek · CC BY
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