Cerbalus aravaensis is a huntsman spider found in the southern Arava Valley of Israel and Jordan.[1] The species was first described by Gershom Levy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2007,[1][2] though news agencies later reported it in 2010 as a new discovery (with a slightly different spelling) by a team of biologists from the University of Haifa.[3][4] The spider has a leg span of 14 centimetres (5.5 in), making it the largest member of the family Sparassidae in the Middle East.[1] Males have a body length of 1.85–2.40 centimetres (0.73–0.94 in), while females' body length is 2.20–2.65 centimetres (0.87–1.04 in).[1]
^ abcdLevy, Gershom (15 August 2007). "Calommata (Atypidae) and new spider species (Araneae) from Israel". Zootaxa. 1551. Auckland, New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 1–30. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1551.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. OCLC 231969221.
^Platnick, Norman I. (10 December 2011). "Fam. Sparassidae". The World Spider Catalog, Version 12.5. New York, NY, USA: American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.iz.0001. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^"Haifa U discovers new spider species". Israel 21c. January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
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"New Spider Species Is Largest of Its Type in Middle East". Science Daily. January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
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