Species in the class Arachnida Results 1 - 20
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No-eyed big-eyed wolf spider (Adelocosa anops)
Information on the no-eyed big-eyed wolf spider is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Mexican redrump tarantula (Brachypelma vagans)
Information on the Mexican redrump tarantula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  2 Videos
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Arabian fat-tailed scorpion (Androctonus crassicauda)
Information on the Arabian fat-tailed scorpion is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)
This venomous but docile tarantula is the most common spider used in movies due to its large size and beautiful colouration. A par...  More  15 Images  2 Videos
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Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator)
The largest of scorpions, but not the longest, the emperor scorpion has a dark body ranging from dark blue/green through brown to ...  More  13 Images  5 Videos
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Curlyhair tarantula (Brachypelma albopilosum)
The curlyhair tarantula is a plump-bodied spider, covered with dark brown to black hair. It has a golden-bronze sheen due to longe...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Mexican flameknee tarantula (Brachypelma auratum)
Information on the Mexican flameknee tarantula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Mexican pink tarantula (Brachypelma klaasi)
Information on the Mexican pink tarantula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus)
The zebra spider is one of the most familiar of the British jumping spiders, and is often found on sunny house walls. As the name...  More  10 Images  4 Videos
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Rameshwaram parachute spider (Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica)
Information on the Rameshwarem parachute spider is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Nelson cave spider (Spelungula cavernicola)
As New Zealand’s largest spider, with an enormous 13 cm leg-span, this species is a startling sight in the limestone caves of the ...  More  9 Images  0 Videos
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Garden spider (Araneus diadematus)
The garden spider is a very common, large orb-web spider. The colour is variable, ranging from pale yellow to blackish-brown, with...  More  19 Images  8 Videos
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Peacock parachute spider (Poecilotheria metallica)
Information on the peacock parachute spider is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Mexican rustleg tarantula (Brachypelma boehmei)
Only described in 1993, this stunning spider from southwest Mexico resembles its better known relative, Brachypelma smithi (Mexica...  More  11 Images  0 Videos
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Mexican redleg tarantula (Brachypelma emilia)
This pale pinkish-brown bodied tarantula has a black head and black legs, with distinctive red hairs on the middle part of the leg...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Scorpion (Buthacus yotvatensis)
Information on Buthacus yotvatensis is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Scorpion (Apistobuthus pterygocercus)
Information on Apistobuthus pterygocercus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Water spider (Argyroneta aquatica)
This species is the only spider in the world that spends its entire life under water. It has a number of adaptations for this aqua...  More  9 Images  2 Videos
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Fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius)
As well as being one of Britain's largest spiders, the fen raft spider is also one of the rarest. It is a handsome dark brown spec...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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