Alopecosa fabrilis, known as the great fox-spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is found over much of Europe Eastern Russia, Central Asia and China. The spider was, at one point, presumed extinct in Britain.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Great Fox-Spider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Lycosidae
- Genus
- Alopecosa
- Species
- Alopecosa fabrilis
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