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•Gibraltar funnel web •Spanish funnel web

Macrothele calpeiana

Description:

•Large build •Thick, reflective, jet black legs •White eyes •Prominent and large pincers •Aggressive behavior

Habitat:

•Burrows marked by silken sheets •Rock piles •Upper rock •Alameda Gardens •Has been documented to be found in a small region of southern Spain

Notes:

•Non-fatal bite •Protected species •Relative of the Australian funnel web

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Tyrelgarciatapper
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Tyrelgarciatapper

Gibraltar

Spotted on Jul 15, 2015
Submitted on Jul 26, 2015

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