112 observations
Darwin's Bark Spider
Caerostris darwini
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Araneae ›Family: Araneidae ›Genus: Caerostris
About
Darwin's bark spider (scientific name Caerostris darwini) is an orb-weaver spider that produces one of the largest known orb webs, ranging from 900 to 28,000 square centimetres (140 to 4,340 sq in), with anchor lines spanning up to 25 metres (82 ft). The spider was discovered in Madagascar in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in 2009. Its silk is the toughest biological material ever studied, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of Kevlar. The species was named in...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Darwin's Bark Spider is Caerostris darwini.
- Darwin's Bark Spider belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Darwin's Bark Spider belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Darwin's Bark Spider belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Darwin's Bark Spider belongs to the order Araneae.
- Darwin's Bark Spider belongs to the family Araneidae.
- Darwin's Bark Spider belongs to the genus Caerostris.