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Artema atlanta

Artema atlanta
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A. atlanta from Barrow Island, Western Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pholcidae
Genus: Artema
Species: A. atlanta
Binomial name
Artema atlanta
Walckenaer, 1837
Synonyms
  • Artema mauriciana Walckenaer, 1837
  • Pholcus sisyphoides Doleschall, 1857
  • Artema convexa Blackwall, 1858
  • Pholcus borbonicus Vinson, 1863
  • Artema mauricia Vinson, 1863
  • Pholcus rotundatus Karsch, 1879
  • Artema sisyphoides (Doleschall, 1857)
  • Artema kochii Kulczyński, 1901
  • Crossopriza sex-signata Franganillo, 1926
  • Coroia magna González-Sponga, 2005

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.

Specimens of both sexes have a body length of 8–11 mm. Their first pair of legs is roughly 6.5 times the length of the body.

A. atlanta can be found in all tropical regions, such as the Seychelles, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Brazil. It can be found on every continent (apart from Antarctica). It has been introduced into Belgium (Antwerp), and North America, where (as of 2009) colonies can be found in southern Arizona and southeastern California. Two spiders were found in a shipping container which arrived in England in 2004. It is suggested that the species originates from the Old World, although it was first described from Brazil.


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