Darwin's bark spider: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Darwin's bark spider lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Caerostris darwini
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Araneidae

Where does the Darwin's bark spider live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Darwin's bark spider in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Madagascar.

Madagascar

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Darwin's bark spider?

The Darwin's bark spider (Caerostris darwini) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Araneidae, genus Caerostris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Darwin's bark spider

Darwin's bark spider (Caerostris darwini) is an orb-weaver spider that produces the largest known orb webs, ranging from 0.09 to 2.8 square metres (0.97 to 30.14 sq ft), with bridge lines spanning up to 25 metres (82 ft). The spider was discovered in Madagascar in the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in 2009. Its silk is the toughest biological material ever studied. Its tensile strength is 1.6 GPa.

The species was named in honour of the naturalist Charles Darwin on November 24, 2009—precisely 150 years after the publication of The Origin of Species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Darwin's bark spider (revision 1380825283), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q285304 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).