Tags: Arachnid.

Clitaetra is the least known of the four currently recognised nephilid spider genera. It occurs in Africa Madagascar and Sri Lanka hinting to a Gondwanan origin. The split between Clitaetra and other nephilids may be as old as 160 million years.The smallest species (C. thisbe) reaches 3.5 mm in female length the biggest species can be as long as one centimeter.

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