FAUNA and FUNGHI of MALTA
(www.MaltaFauna.com)
Tegenaria parietina  (Fourcroy, 1785)
Main synonym = Aranea parietina    Fourcroy, 1785
Taxonomical Classification:  Animalia / Arthropoda / Arachnida / Araneae / Agelenidae
Cardinal Spider     Brimba tal-Kantini
Further Information:
Hides in a funnel-like silken tube within a triangular web which it constructs in the corners of cellars and outhouses. Feeds primarily on small insects such as houseflies and mosquitoes. Common.










Search for Tegenaria parietina  in the following online resources:

Search on Google

Google Scholar

More info on Wikipedia

Global Biodiversity

NCBI Database

Watch on YouTube
Other Links and info
Funghi & Fauna Main Page Wild Plants Main Index Close This Window
Image Code:
TEGE-PAR

(required to buy images in this page)
This website needs financial support through sponsors or advertisment - check here .
All material and data on this webpage (www.MaltaWildPlants.com) is under the copyright of Stephen Mifsud (2002-2018)
This environment and biodiversity awareness website about the flora and fauna of Malta is sponsored by: