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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Harvestman

Phalangium opilio

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Goliath Birdeater Tarantula

Theraphosa blondi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Steppe Spider

Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Water Spider

Argyroneta aquatica

CarnivoreNocturnalFreshwater

Mediterranean Social Spider

Stegodyphus lineatus

CarnivoreGrasslandArachnid

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Buenos Aires Scorpion

Bothriurus bonariensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cobweb Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Indian Ornamental

Poecilotheria regalis

SolitaryTemperate forestArachnid

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Banana Spider

Nephila clavipes

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

King Baboon Spider

Pelinobius muticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Carolina Wolf Spider

Hogna carolinensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bark Scorpion

Centruroides sculpturatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pallipes Windscorpion

Eremobates pallipes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Brown Recluse

Loxosceles reclusa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Flying Peacock Spider

Maratus volans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Southern Unstriped Scorpion

Vaejovis carolinianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Mexican Orangeknee

Brachypelma smithi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Crested Crab Spider

Xysticus cristatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Money Spider

Linyphia triangularis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Labyrinth Spider

Agelena labyrinthica

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Striped Lynx Spider

Oxyopes lineatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Green Tube-web Spider

Segestria florentina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eyeless Tampan

Ornithodoros moubata

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Castor Bean Tick

Ixodes ricinus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Harvestman

Leiobunum rotundum

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Featherleg Spider

Uloborus plumipes

CarnivoreSolitaryGrassland

Raft Spider

Dolomedes fimbriatus

CarnivoreSolitaryFreshwater

House False-scorpion

Chelifer cancroides

CarnivoreSolitaryTemperate forest

Goldenrod Crab Spider

Misumena vatia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Kennel Tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

CarnivoreSolitaryTemperate forest

Joro Spider

Trichonephila clavata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Southern House Spider

Kukulcania hibernalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European House Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

OmnivoreColonialTemperate forest

Common Spider Mite

Tetranychus urticae

HerbivoreColonialGrassland

Marram Grass Chelifer

Dactylochelifer latreillii

CarnivoreSolitaryGrassland

Honey Bee Mite

Varroa destructor

CarnivoreColonialTemperate forest

Hooded Tickspiders

Cryptocellus goodnighti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Itch Mite

Sarcoptes scabiei

CarnivoreSolitaryTemperate forest

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

16 countries11 parks

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

45 countries152 parks

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

47 countries109 parks

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

15 countries54 parks

Common Stretch Spider

Tetragnatha extensa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

45 countries153 parks

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

43 countries55 parks

Zebra Jumper

Salticus scenicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

54 countries9 parks

Jericho Scorpion

Nebo hierichonticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

17 countries8 parks

Common Emperor Scorpion

Pandinus imperator

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

43 countries14 parks

Common Yellow Scorpion

Buthus occitanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

50 countries104 parks

32 countries23 parks

49 countries182 parks

24 countries80 parks

12 countries9 parks

26 countries81 parks

57 countries139 parks

25 countries81 parks

7 countries11 parks

7 countries11 parks

7 countries18 parks

6 countries7 parks

7 countries10 parks

4 countries18 parks

4 countries8 parks

3 countries20 parks

3 countries57 parks

3 countries13 parks

3 countries12 parks

3 countries48 parks

2 countries17 parks

2 countries33 parks

1 country9 parks

1 country9 parks

1 country10 parks

1 country5 parks

40 countries

45 countries

40 countries

16 countries

19 countries

20 countries

45 countries

54 countries

40 countries

40 countries

48 countries

8 countries

8 countries

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6 countries

6 countries

6 countries

6 countries

6 countries

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