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Mongolarachne is an extinct genus of spiders placed in the monogeneric family Mongolarachnidae.The genus contains only one species, Mongolarachne jurassica, described in 2013, which is presently the largest fossilized spider on record. [1]
N. komaci females are the largest Nephila yet discovered. Displaying sexual size dimorphism commonly observed in various species of spiders, the size of a male reaches a leg span of only about 2.5 centimetres, with a body length of about 9 mm, [3] roughly one fifth of that of a female. [2]
The generic name, composed of the Ancient Greek μέγας (megas) meaning "great" and Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arachne) meaning "spider", translates to "great spider"; because the fossil was misidentified as a large, prehistoric spider. With a body length of 54 cm (21 in), Megarachne was a medium-sized eurypterid.
The common rain spider (Palystes superciliosus), formerly P. natalius, [1] is a species of huntsman spider native to Southern Africa. [2] It is the most common and widespread species in the genus Palystes . [ 3 ]
Males of the huntsman spider Heteropoda venatoria have recently been found to deliberately make a substrate-borne sound when they detect a chemical left by a nearby female of their species. The males anchor themselves firmly to the surface onto which they have crawled and then use their legs to transmit vibrations from their bodies to the surface.
Spiders native to Africa may also be found in categories covering larger areas: Category:Cosmopolitan spiders – spiders native worldwide; Category:Holarctic spiders – spiders native to the Holarctic; includes the Palearctic; Category:Palearctic spiders – spiders native to the Palearctic, a subregion of the Holarctic; includes northern Africa
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The name "tarantula" is commonly given to spiders in this family. It is a misnomer - it was originally given to a smaller wolf spider from Taranto, Italy, where, in the Middle Ages, people danced themselves into a trance - called the tarantella - in an attempt to purge the effects of the wolf spider's bite. [citation needed]