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Pages in category "Endemic spiders of Japan" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Agelena babai;
The common name of the spider comes from the jorÅgumo, a legendary spider in Japanese folklore that can transform into a beautiful woman who can breathe fire and control other spiders. [5] She seeks men to seduce, whom she then binds in her silk and devours. This spider was about 5 cm long.
Macrothele is a genus of mygalomorph spiders in the family Macrothelidae, and was first described by A. Ausserer in 1871. [3] Most of the species in the genus occur in Asia, from India to Japan, and Java, with five found in Africa, and two in Europe. [1]
This category contains articles about spiders that have an Asian native distribution, rather than being limited to particular regions or countries in Asia. Spiders native to Asia may also be found in categories covering larger areas: Category:Cosmopolitan spiders – spiders native worldwide
There is an established population of redback spiders in Osaka, Japan, [43] [70] [71] thought to have arrived in cargoes of wood chips. [72] In 2008, redback spiders were found in Fukuoka, Japan. Over 700 have been found near the container terminal in Hakata Bay, Fukuoka City. [73]
Araneus quadratus, the four-spot orb-weaver, is a common orb-weaver spider found in Europe and Central Asia, and as far as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Japan. [1] Females can reach 17 mm in length, especially when gravid, with males around half that. They are quite variable in appearance, ranging from brown to bright orange or green, but they ...
Common to all spiders in the family Agelenidae, is the prominent pair of two segmented posterior spinnerets. [1] However, in A. labyrinthica these segmented spinnerets are further elongated, with the second segment being almost twice the length of the basal segment. [1] Another morphological feature of A. labyrinthica is the spider's venom ...
Asemonea tanikawai is a species of jumping spider in the genus Asemonea that is endemic to Japan. It lives in trees in mountain ranges. It lives in trees in mountain ranges. The spider was first described in 1996 by Hiroyoshi Ikeda.