Filistata insidiatrix
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Filistata insidiatrix is a spider species that occurs in the Mediterranean up to Turkmenistan
, and on the Cape Verde Islands.
It is the biggest filistatid species, with females up to 14mm (males up to 7mm). These slender brown spiders have long pedipalp
s. Of the eight eyes, two appear white and are easily discerned. They are found on old walls and under rocks, where it builds a tube-like web that opens like funnel.
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
, and on the Cape Verde Islands.
It is the biggest filistatid species, with females up to 14mm (males up to 7mm). These slender brown spiders have long pedipalp
Pedipalp
Pedipalps , are the second pair of appendages of the prosoma in the subphylum Chelicerata. They are traditionally thought to be homologous with mandibles in Crustacea and insects, although more recent studies Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi), are the second pair of appendages of the...
s. Of the eight eyes, two appear white and are easily discerned. They are found on old walls and under rocks, where it builds a tube-like web that opens like funnel.