European wolf spider
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The European wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula is the species originally known as the tarantula, a name that nowadays commonly refers to spiders in another family entirely, Theraphosidae. Lycosa tarantula is a large species found in southern Europe, especially in the Apulia region of Italy and near the city of Taranto, from which it gets its name.
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| class | Arachnida | |
| order | Araneae | |
| family | Lycosidae | |
| genus | Lycosa | |
| species | L. tarantula |
