Macrothele cretica
Encyclopedia
Macrothele cretica is a species of spider
in the Hexathelidae
family. It is endemic to Greece
.
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
in the Hexathelidae
Hexathelidae
The spider family Hexathelidae, the only family in the super-family Hexatheloidea, is one of two families of spiders known as funnel-webs...
family. It is endemic to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Macrothele cretica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.