Araneus cinnabarinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Araneus |
Species: | A. cinnabarinus |
Binomial name | |
Araneus cinnabarinus (Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1963) |
Araneus cinnabarinus, commonly known as the Falklands green spider is a species of orb-weaving spider endemic to the Falkland Islands as well as Chile, Argentina and the Juan Fernández Islands. It is the largest endemic spider known to exist in the Falklands.