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''Macrothele calpeiana'', the Gibraltar or Spanish funnel-web spider, is one of the largest and most fierce-looking spiders in Europe. The satin black colour and long flexible spinnerets are unmistakable. The carapace is low and flat and the eyes are in a compact group. The female resembles the male but has a larger abdomen. The male can grow to nearly long with the female going over that. Like all funnel-web spiders, this spider's web is funnel-shaped with trip-threads around the entrance, built among stones and roots. Its geographical range includes Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal and north-west Africa. The venom is not deadly to humans. It is the type species of its genus. ==References== *JIMÉNEZ-VALVERDE, A. & LOBO, J. M. (2006) Distribution determinants of endangered Iberian spider Macrothele calpeiana (Araneae, Hexathelidae). Environmental Entomology, 35(6): 1491-1499. *JIMÉNEZ-VALVERDE, A. & LOBO, J. M. (2007) (Potential distribution of the endangered spider Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Araneae, Hexathelidae) and the impact of climate warming ). Acta Zoologica Sinica, 53: 865-876. *JIMÉNEZ-VALVERDE, A. (2009) Absence points of Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Araneae, Hexathelidae) in Morocco (North Africa). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 44: 559-561. *JIMÉNEZ-VALVERDE, A., GARCÍA-DÍEZ, T. & BOGAERTS, S. (2007) First records of the endangered spider Macrothele calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Hexathelidae) in Portugal. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa, 41: 445-446. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Macrothele calpeiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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