🕷️Phoneutria nigriventer

Phoneutria nigriventer (Keyserling, 1891)

Phoneutria nigriventer is a species of medically significant spider in the family Ctenidae, found in the Southern Cone of South America. Along with other members of the genus, they are often referred to as Brazilian wandering spiders.

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Conservation status

Not evaluated

The IUCN Red List has not assessed Phoneutria nigriventer yet.

Key measurements

Body mass: not recorded
Body length: 0.04 m
Shoulder height: not recorded
Top speed: not recorded
Bite force: not recorded
Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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Everything we know about the Phoneutria nigriventer

Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.

Body length

0.04 mrecord 0.05 m · World Spider Trait Databasetypical adult

World Spider Trait Database

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Lyons et al 2025 trait data; Vetter & Hillebrecht 2008

Record: largest individual on record

Source: World Spider Trait Database · Pekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064 · CC BY

Figures vary

0.03 mWorld Spider Trait DatabasePekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064Lyons et al 2025 trait data; Martins & Bertani 2007
0.03 mWorld Spider Trait DatabasePekar et al. 2021, Database 2021:baab064Lyons et al 2025 trait data; Vetter & Hillebrecht 2008

Not recorded for Phoneutria nigriventer yet: body mass, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.

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Phoneutria nigriventer (es), Phoneutria nigriventer (fr), Braziliaanse zwerfspin (nl), Brasilianische Wanderspinne (de), Phoneutria nigriventer (ca), Phoneutria nigriventer (cs) … and 19 more languages

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