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title: "Gibraltar Funnel-web Spider"
description: "Macrothele calpeiana — Insecten en spinnen. Macrothele calpeiana, commonly known as the Gibraltar funnel-web spider or Spanish funnel-web spider, is one of the largest spiders in Europe."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gibraltar-funnel-web-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gibraltar Funnel-web Spider

> Macrothele calpeiana — Insecten en spinnen. Macrothele calpeiana, commonly known as the Gibraltar funnel-web spider or Spanish funnel-web spider, is one of the largest spiders in Europe.

- Scientific name: *Macrothele calpeiana*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 444
- Wikidata: [Q2686323](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2686323)
- iNaturalist taxon: [481151](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/481151)

## Names

- en: Gibraltar Funnel-web Spider
- de: Andalusische Trichternetzspinne
- es: Araña toro
- fr: Mygale andalouse

## Countries with the most observations

ES (389), GI (8), PT (8), FR (5)

## Summary

Macrothele calpeiana, commonly known as the Gibraltar funnel-web spider or Spanish funnel-web spider, is one of the largest spiders in Europe. Macrothele calpeiana is the only spider species protected under European Union legislation.
The satin black colour and long, flexible spinnerets are characteristic of this spider. The carapace is low and flat and the eyes are in a compact group. The female resembles the male but has a larger abdomen. The male can grow to nearly 30 millimetres (1.2 in) long; females are typically larger. Like all funnel-web spiders, this spider's web is funnel-shaped with trip-threads around…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrothele_calpeiana

## Photo

![Gibraltar Funnel-web Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gibraltar-funnel-web-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Biguzzi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135948898

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gibraltar-funnel-web-spider?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).