Macrothele calpeiana, commonly known as the Gibraltar funnel-web spider or Spanish funnel-web spider, is one of the largest spiders in Europe. Macrothele calpeiana is the only spider species protected under European Union legislation.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Macrothele spp Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Atrax robustus — considered venomous
- Porrhothele antipodiana
- Amblyocarenum walckenaeri
- Euagrus chisoseus
- Eucteniza relata
- Ischnothele annulata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Macrothelidae
- Genus
- Macrothele
- Species
- Macrothele calpeiana
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