35,924 observations
Giant House Spider Complex
Eratigena atrica
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Arachnida ›Order: Araneae ›Family: Agelenidae ›Genus: Eratigena
About
The giant house spider has been treated as either one species, under the name Eratigena atrica, or as three species, E. atrica, E. duellica and E. saeva. As of April 2020, the three species view was accepted by the World Spider Catalog. They are among the largest spiders of Central and Northern Europe. They were previously placed in the genus Tegenaria. In 2013, they were moved to the new genus Eratigena as the single species Eratigena atrica. In...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Giant House Spider Complex is Eratigena atrica.
- Giant House Spider Complex belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Giant House Spider Complex belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Giant House Spider Complex belongs to the class Arachnida.
- Giant House Spider Complex belongs to the order Araneae.
- Giant House Spider Complex belongs to the family Agelenidae.
- Giant House Spider Complex belongs to the genus Eratigena.