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African Hermit Spider

Nephilingis cruentata

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae

Nephilingis cruentata is an nephilid spider with a strikingly red sternum. Distribution N. cruentata is found in tropical and subtropical Africa and several limited areas of South America (Brazil, northern Colombia and Paraguay), where it has probably been introduced by humans in the late 19th century at the latest.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 2,676