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The Arctic wolf spider can live for at least two years, grows as long as 1.6 inches (4 centimeters), and is a carnivore. [3]A 10-year study of the Arctic wolf spider revealed that the exoskeleton thickness averaged 0.104 inch (2.65 millimeters), a 2 percent increase over the 0.102 inch (2.6 millimeters) commonly found in the early years of the study, possibly the result of longer summers.
In Greenlandic, Aasiaat means "Spiders" (Danish: Edderkopper). The exact explanation for this is yet to be determined because of the lack of historical facts of the origin of the name. The most common assumption is that when the town was founded as a settlement, spiders were abundant. Alternatively it might be a relic of Inuit mythology ...
Ohlertidion is a genus of comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) that was first described by J. Wunderlich in 2008. [2] As of September 2019 it contains three species with a holarctic distribution, including Greenland: O. lundbecki, O. ohlerti, and O. thaleri. [1]
The eye arrangement of spiders in the genus Latrodectus. Female widow spiders are typically dark brown or a shiny black in colour when they are full grown, usually exhibiting a red or orange hourglass on the ventral surface (underside) of the abdomen; some may have a pair of red spots or have no marking at all.
The largest possible area is used; spiders found widely throughout a continent, for example, are categorized by that continent, not by each of the countries in which they are native. Species are always categorized by native distribution; genera and families should only be so categorized if restricted in distribution, e.g. only found in New Zealand.
Leptonetidae is a family of small spiders adapted to live in dark and moist places such as caves. [1] The family is relatively primitive having diverged around the Middle Jurassic period. [ 2 ] They were first described by Eugène Simon in 1890.
One group of spiders that is fairly active this time of year that breaks this stereotype are the wolf spiders. More Nature News: Owls usher in the Halloween spirit with 'who-cooks-for-you' call
The black house spider or common black spider (Badumna insignis) is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, introduced to New Zealand,Japan and South Africa. A closely related species, Badumna longinqua , the grey house spider, has a similar distribution, but has also been introduced to the Americas.